Gloria Melancon Obituary
Memorial service for Mrs. Gloria Jean Lynch Melancon will be at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until time of service.
Mrs. Gloria Jean Lynch Melancon was born January 7, 1954 in Mangham, Louisiana and passed away October 2, 2025.
Mrs. Gloria Melancon is preceded in death by her Husband of 50 years, RJ Robert Melancon Jr., her Mother, Shirley Curry Lee; and Grandmother, Pauline Curry Purvis.
Survivors include both her daughters, Paula Michelle Melancon and Raven Melancon Peterson; son-in-law Todd Peterson;
and her 5 Grandsons, TJ Peterson and wife Hannah, Corbin Peterson, Colby Peterson, Deven Melancon and Colton Peterson.
She will forever be in Our Hearts, loved and missed, until we see you again.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
2308 Sterlington Rd, Monroe, LA 71203
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