Mrs. Melba Sue Pounders, 82, Spruce Pine, Alabama passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at the residence of Randy and Lynda Pounders.
She lived most of her life in Franklin County and was a member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and also supported her late husband Marce G. Pounders, a retired bi-vocational pastor serving at Mt. Hebron, Gravel Hill, South Haleyville and Spruce Pine Baptist Churches.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 5, 2017, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville. Funeral service will be Sunday, 3 p.m. at the funeral home with Scott Delashaw, Ricky Pounders and Jerome Sherrill officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin Memory Gardens.
Survivors include children, Randy (Lynda) Pounders, Ricky (Jayne) Pounders, Michelle (Jon) Coker; brother, Lloyd Pennington; grandchildren, Justin, Jason and Anna Grace Pounders, Emily Graham; Leighann and Katelyn Pounders; Julie and Abby Coker; great-grandchildren, Claire and Sophie Pounders and Vivian and Genevieve Pounders .
She was preceded in death by parents, Clancy and Evie Pennington and brother, Lois Pennington.
Pinkard Funeral Home will be directing.
