Melton Cemetery

Hopkins Co, Cemeteries of Texas

by June E. Tuck and Deborah Tuck Young

Photos by Gena Forsyth

 

Cemetery is located south of Sulphur Springs. From I 30 turn south on Hwy 154. This cemetery lies on the left side of the Hwy, several yards back from the Hwy, next to brick home. It has a chain link fence around it. If you reach the Rest Lawn Memorial cemetery on the right of the Hwy , you have missed the small Melton cemetery.

Melton, Frances - b. 20 Jan. 1820, d. 27 Feb. 1874, wife of W. Melton

Melton, William - b. 10 Mar. 1814, d. 15 June 1864

Clifton, Narcissus Melton - b. 5 Jan. 1846, d. 25 May 1863, wife of T.J. Clifton

Melton, Louis G. - b. 10 Feb. 1856, d. 19 Jan. 1874

Melton, James W. - b. 5 Jan. 1854, d. _____ (Part of marker missing)

Sullivan, Mary J. - b. 24 Nov. 1849, d. 11 Jly. 1891, wife of W.H. Sullivan

Sullivan, Lewyn P. - b. 28 June 1888, d. 22 Aug. 1889, son of W.H. & M.J. Sullivan

Sullivan, Bloucher W. - b. 20 Feb. 1893, d. 30 May 1893, son of B.S. & E.B. Sullivan

Sullivan, Claud M. - b. 21 Ap. 1891, d. 21 Jly. 1891 (Marker broken in several pieces)

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