Melvena Ida Bruce, of Roswell, died on April 15, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father, Roy Allison Reed; her mother, Annie Elizabeth Reed; and her beloved husband, Thomas Bruce, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Bruce Gottlieb and her husband Ben; son, David Roy Bruce and his wife Mary and her grandchildren, Ian Thomas Bruce and Mackenzie Ann Bruce; and son Donald Stuart Bruce and his wife Tracy. Memorial services will be held on Monday, April 23 at 11 am in the chapel of the Roswell Funeral Home with Chaplain Steve Servers officiating. Interment will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to Shriners Hospital for Children, Office of Development 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or to Compassionate Hospice, 1435 Haw Creek Circle East | Suite 402 Cumming, GA 30041.