Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla. Visitation: The family will receive friends 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday in Moore Funeral Home-Bowen Chapel.
Melba was born Aug. 21, 1924, in Fort Smith, Ark., the daughter of John and Pearl Rogers. Melba loved her family, and loved to dance with her lifelong partner, Earl, her husband of 66 years.
Survivors: Melba is survived by her husband, Earl; daughters, Sharon Lopez and husband, Victor, Jean Sullivan and husband, Bill, Joan Covert and husband, Vince; son, Larry Vandiver and wife, Kathy; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Moore Funeral Home-Bowen Chapel
4216 S. Bowen Rd.
Arlington, TX 76016
(817) 468-8111