He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during WWII and Korea. Jack later retired from the United States Postal Service with 30 plus years of service.
Survived by his children, Jack Melton and his wife, Julia B. Melton, Julia Lynn Melton, Martha Melton Wolford and her husband, Lindy Wolford; grandchildren, Tommy Melton, Jeremy Melton, Callie Scott, Christine Wolford, Kimberly Wolford, Lacey Wolford; great grandchildren, Ashlin Melton, Simon Melton, Sydney Melton, Alec Scott, Moira Scott; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Melton, Juanita Nations Williams, Leota Nations; nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held Saturday April 29, 2017 at 2 PM in the chapel of Georgia Memorial Park Funeral Home with Pastor Dan Dorner officiating. Entombment will follow in the Chapel Mausoleum in Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends between the hours of 4 until 8 PM Friday at the funeral home.
Those who desire may make contributions to the Shriners Children's Hospitals, Office of Development, Shriners Hospitals for Children®, 2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607, or at https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/
