Melissa Blackwell Moss, 56, passed away Wednesday after a brief illness. She was born in Lancaster and the daughter of the late John Thomas Blackwell and Sylvia Davis Blackwell. She is survived by one son Charles E. Moss, III of Ft. Lawn; one daughter, Christina Moss of Great Falls; one brother, Steve Blackwell of Great Falls; two grandchildren, Carli Humphries and Maci Lynn Moss. Melissa was preceded in death by one brother, Jeffrey Thomas Blackwell.
Melissa was a member of Heath Chapel Methodist Church. She loved the beach, music and gardening. She was known to always take great care of her family by comforting them during illnesses, difficulties and all life’s troubled days.
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