~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, WA/DL Capt. Michael L. Melton Jr.
September 24, 1938 - May 11, 2021
From family members comes this sad news with the passing of
retired Western/Delta pilot Captain Michael Lewis Melton Jr., age 82. Captain Melton joined Western Airlines 07-15-1968
and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1998, based LAX/030. He is survived by his wife Diane plus many close
and dear family members.
To view the obituary and share memories online please visit
the funeral home website at
https://www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com/obituary/michael-melton-jr
For those wishing to send a personal note, we see the family’s
address listed in whitepages as
4630 Harbour Village Blvd Unit 1407, Ponce Inlet, FL 32127-7266.
A celebration of life event is planned for May 25th….please
see details below.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Michael Lewis Melton Jr. of Ponce Inlet,
Florida passed away on May 11, 2021 in Ponce Inlet. A celebration of life will
be May 25, 2021, 3 p.m. at the Halifax River Yacht Club.
Michael Melton was born September 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, New
York to Gladys and Michael Melton. Michael went to high school at Princess Anne
High School in Lynnhaven, Virginia where he was a regional basketball star and
graduated June 7, 1956. He then attended college at William and Mary in
Williamsburg, Virginia graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration
degree on June 10, 1962. After graduation from college, Michael enlisted in the
United States Air Force, completing pilot training school May 13, 1964 at Reese
Airforce Base in Lubbock, Texas. While stationed at Reese AFB, Michael met
Dianne who was attending Texas Tech University in Lubbock. They dated and then
married August 22, 1964 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Michael served in the United States Air Force for almost six
years. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving two tours flying C-130s
where he earned the Air Medal with 1st through 4th Oak Clusters. Michael always
considered it a high honor to have served his country. He then went into the commercial
airline industry flying commercially both domestic & international, first
for Western Airlines then Delta Airlines. Michael was an accomplished flyer,
motorcyclist, & boater - pursuits he approached with his competent yet fun,
loving style. Michael and Dianne loved living on the water here in Ponce Inlet.
They met wonderful friends and enjoyed time on their boat here. They loved to
travel, lived all over the world, and spent lots of time on the ocean with
friends. He will be greatly missed.
Michael Melton was preceded in death by his mother Gladys
Melton and father Michael Melton as well as his in-loves Marie and Audie
Taylor.
Michael Melton is survived by his loving wife of 56 years
Dianne Melton, brother-in-law Dr. Donald
C Taylor and his wife Nancy Taylor, his niece Lauren Tidmore and her husband
Matthew Tidmore, grandnieces Julia and Allie Tidmore, nephew Craig Taylor and
his wife Tiffany Taylor and grandnephews Hayes and Jack Taylor.
The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Halifax
River Yacht Club and Loman Funeral Home. We would also like to thank Mike and
Dianne’s close friends for loving them and assisting us.
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