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Obituary
Melba Louise Gray (née Foster), of Livingston, TX, was born on March 26, 1946, in DeQuincy, LA. She passed away at 4:30 p.m. on October 19, 2023, in Kingwood, TX, after a two-year battle with aggressive metastatic cancer. She was a previous breast cancer survivor of 28 years. Melba was 77 years old.
Melba grew up in Starks, LA, and in 1964, triumphantly ended her high school career at Starks High School, having been voted …
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Event details
No memorial events are planned
It was Melba's heartfelt wish to spare her loved ones the sadness of a formal service. She will be cremated, her ashes kept by her daughter Mindy, and will have a memorial marker placed at the foot of her parents’ graves in Doyle Cemetery in Starks, LA.
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What were Melba's favorite vacation spots?
Anywhere with snow!
Anywhere with snow!
Anywhere with snow!
What was Melba's favorite color?
Lavender
Lavender
Lavender
What were Melba's favorite movies?
Old Disney movies, like "Bambi"
Old Disney movies, like "Bambi"
Old Disney movies, like "Bambi"
What were Melba's favorite songs or musical artists?
Old country music
Old country music
Old country music
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Other key details
Cause of death
Cancer
Method of disposition
Cremation
Final resting place
Ashes kept in an urn
Mindy's House
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