Melba was very family oriented. She thoroughly enjoyed spending time with family, reading, and sewing. Many of her days were spent outside watching butterflies and hummingbirds. Melba's favorite flowers were roses and lantanas.
She is survived by her children, Billy Johnson, Tracy Johnson (Ray), Curtis Bracknell (Lisa), Tony Bracknell (Ann), and Jamie Bracknell (Catherine); grandchildren, Cole Johnson, Derek Sanders, Jacob Bracknell, Leslie Collum, Wayne Bracknell, Michael Bracknell, Zachary Smith, Leslie Channell, and Jeremy Bracknell; great-grandchildren, Scarlett Akin, Skylynn Collum, David Black, Braxton Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Aubinie Sanders, and Raven Bracknell; siblings, Donald Wilson (Faye), Martha Travis (Jim), and Cora Bell Tankersley; and a host of nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James Bracknell; parents, Morris and Minnie Wilson; and siblings, Jackie Milan and Christine Elam.
A visitation for Melba will be held Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Rockco Funeral Home, 805 Birmingham Rd, Centreville, Alabama 35042. Following the visitation will be a graveside service at 2:00 PM at Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Eoline, Alabama.
Serving as pallbearers are Cole Johnson, Derek Sanders, Larry Warren, Landon Warren, Rocky Heptinstall and Brandon Heptinstall.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.rockcofuneralcentreville.com for the Bracknell family.
