Melvin had a long career as a truck driver and retired from FedEx Frieght and he was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church.
Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin Clarence Gooch and Ellen Louise Pickelsimer Gooch.
Melvin is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Carolyn Sue Gooch; four children, Vickie Shires, Michele Blakey (Joseph), Wayne Gooch and Brian Gooch; two siblings, Wanda Gooch Alvis and Charles Gooch (Sharon); nine grandchildren, Jenny Burttram (Adam), Heather Weeks (Blake), Brandy Hopkins (Nathan), Lindsay Blakey, Adam Gooch (Danielle), Jeremy Shires (Natalie), Lauren Alford (Seth), Jeffery Shires, and Abby Mayfield (Trent); four great-grandchildren, Kensley, Sophie, Emma, and Addy; several other family members and many friends.
Services for Melvin will be held at Ridout's Gardendale Chapel, 2029 Decatur Highway, Gardendale, AL, Thursday, September 29, 2022 with a time of visitation to begin at 1:00 PM; funeral serviice at 2:00 PM, followed by his burial at Walkers Chapel Memorial Gardens, Fultondale, AL.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ridoutsgardendalechapel.com for the Gooch family.
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