Melching
Beckett Tucker Melching, the eleven-day-old son of Bobby and Martha Melching of Smithville passed away at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. A private graveside service for family members only was held on August 20 at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. There was no visitation at the funeral home. He was preceded in death by brother, Knox Robert Melching; paternal great-grandfather, Eldon Baker; paternal great-grandparents, Dean and Marilyn Melching; paternal great-uncle, John Baker; maternal great-grandparents, Casto and Josie Puckett; maternal cousin, Josiah Graden Kirksey.
In addition to his parents, Beckett is survived by his twin sister, Lorilai Melching of Smithville; paternal grandparents, Darren and Lori Melching of White House; maternal grandmother, Gail Kirksey of Smithville; maternal grandfather, Howard and his wife, Carol Kirksey of Tullahoma; paternal great-grandmother, Betty Kowalski of Loup City, Nebraska; maternal great-grandmother, Betty Kirksey of Murfreesboro; paternal great-great-grandmother, Esther Baker of Nebraska, paternal aunt, Melissa Melching of Cleveland; paternal uncles, Brian Melching of Cookeville, Benjamin Melching of White House, and John Melching of USMC; maternal uncle, Graden and wife Sabrina Kirksey of Smithville and their children, Silas and Ella Kirksey.
The family has requested that donations to be made to the Monroe Carol Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville was in charge of the arrangements
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
August 26, 2015