Individual Details

Melba Jean Briles

(27 Dec 1926 - 18 Apr 2017)

Melba Jean Briles Hicks, 90, of Stephenville, went to be with her Savior, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Valley Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Ward Hayes officiating. Interment will follow at theValley Grove Cemetery in Erath County. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday at the Stephenville Funeral Home. Born to the late Tobe Allen Briles, Jr. and Irene Beatris Goodman Briles. 
She was preceded in death by two children, Ann Blue and Tobbie Smith; siblings, Jo Johnson, Bea Watson, Betty Powell, and Junior Briles; and grandson Jason Cody Smith. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Jeanette Rich and husband Bobby, Allen Washburn, Mike Carter and wife Jane, and Jozann Ray and husband Tim; grandchildren, Toni Price and husband Todd, Brandy Smith and husband Robert, Rainey Brooker and husband Kelly, Dusty Horton and husband Chad, Laura Smith, Jason Smith and wife Julie, Corey Washburn and wife Jenny, Jennifer Renteria and husband Sammy, Katy Carter, Jake Carter and wife Kitsy, Chanell Dayton and husband Frank; a sister, Delorse Wilson and husband George, many great grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.

Events

Birth27 Dec 1926Erath, Texas, United States
Death18 Apr 2017Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States
BurialValley Grove Cemetery, Erath, Texas, United States

Families

FatherTobe Allen Briles (1893 - 1961)
MotherIrene Goodman (1902 - 1937)
SiblingBeatrice Asabee "Bea" Briles (1922 - 1992)
SiblingBetty Lou Briles (1924 - 1988)
SiblingTobe Allen Briles Jr. (1928 - 1979)
SiblingEva Jo Briles (1931 - 1981)
SiblingDolores "Delores" Briles (1935 - )

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