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Doyle Gene Melton, Sr. was born in Hastings, Oklahoma on December 22, 1934, and passed away on July 26, 2022. He was the second son of three boys and one sister to James Eugene Melton and Gladys Velma Pless. He is preceded in death by his parents, James and Gladys Melton in 1987; his younger brother Bobby Dale preceded him in February 1982 and his older brother Perry Dwane preceded him in August 2020. He is survived by his loving and faithful wife of 65 years, Shirley Ann and his sister Sylvia Joyce (Melton) James of Live Oak, Texas. He is also survived by his three children Doyle Gene, Jr, James Edward and Sherry Velann (Melton) Cooper; nine grandchildren Craig Allen Melton, Kathryn Elaine Lico, Jared Andrew Melton, Chelsea Victoria Harger, Lauren Makayla Stevens, Kaleigh Alannah Cooper, Kelci Leyna Cooper, Kensie Ann Cooper and Kage Elijah Cooper; three step-grandsons Joshua Poor, Corey Graves and Matthew Gills; five great-grandchildren Makayla Lane Lico, Connor William Lico, Oliver Constantine Lico, Eli Melton, Silas Melton and Hannah Riley Harger. Doyle is also survived by a host of extended family and friends. A very special daughter-in-law, Christy Melton, and devoted son-in-law John Cooper. Doyle accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior on November 6, 1983, and is a member of the “Old Rock Baptist Church.” Doyle’s parents moved to Atascosa, Texas from Hastings, Oklahoma in 1938 with three small boys, a family dog in a pickup truck to find a better life. One year later in December of 1939, their daughter Sylvia Joyce was born. Doyle was always attracted to mechanical things. He was always tearing down and rebuilding any kind of motor. He wanted to know how it was put together so he could build it back running well. So, as he grew older, he started to build his open gas hot rod and ran a few races on Ricky Wares speed strip here on Interstate-10 San Antonio, Texas. When Doyle first laid eyes on Shirley in our home on Tedder Street and with Sylvia Joyce Melton and Bobbie Sue Hudspeth playing “Cupid,” it was all over. Bobbie and Sylvia set up a date at So San High School on a Friday night and as soon as they were introduced, it was a match made in heaven. They celebrated 65 years of marriage on October 6, 2021. They married at The Old Rock Baptist Church on October 6, 1956. They traveled everywhere from Texas to Colorado and New Mexico with Ryder Truck Co. they returned to Texas in 1975 to start their own business (Mechanical Services – later changed to Melton’s Truck Services) with Shirley as the bookkeeper. Later years, they retired to New Braunfels and then to “Eden Place” in a senior home in Seguin, Texas. Doyle will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South. Funeral Service will be celebrated on Monday, August 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South. Interment will follow at Old Rock Cemetery in Somerset, Texas.

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Doyle G. Melton

December 22, 1934 - July 26, 2022