Mr. Melvin Barmore

Mr. Melvin Barmore, born on October 23, 1943, passed away on March 8, 2025. More information will be announced later.
Melvin Douglas Barmore, 81, transitioned from this world into eternal rest on March 8, 2025. Melvin was born on October 23, 1943, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Reverend Howard Capus Barmore, Jr. and Gaitha Barmore. He attended Rockford schools and attended West High School. He served in the U.S. Army in the 1960s and fought in the Vietnam War. After serving four years in the U.S. Army, he returned home to Rockford, worked at Gunite for a short period of time, and later migrated to Detroit, MI, where he attended Wayne University in Detroit. He worked many jobs, including with the Carpenters Union, until he retired. He was also the owner of Barmore and Sons Construction Company, where he rehabbed homes and did carpentry work. He married Antionette Guyton in 1991. They stayed several years in Detroit before relocating to Huntsville, Alabama. He enjoyed traveling, shooting pool, building things, and being with his family.
Melvin is predeceased by both parents; three brothers: Phillip Barmore, Bruce Barmore, and Samuel Barmore; four sisters: Eleanor Marks, Rev. Priscilla "Rose" Adkins, Irene Lott, and Odessie Barmore; and one son, Anthony Barmore.
He leaves to cherish his life and memories his wife of over thirty years, Antionette Barmore, of Huntsville, Alabama; two sisters: Nancy (Harry) Hagger and Mary (Stan) Barmore-Reese; two brothers: William (Evelyn) Barmore and Christopher (Maryann) Barmore, all of Rockford; several sons: Ronald (Kansas City), Keith, Troy (Tonya), Howard, and Kevin Bailey-Murray, Jonathan (Roslyn), Lawerence, Tyrone, Sheldon, Melvin Jr., Matthew, Damien, Marquis; three daughters: Rhonda, Yacoma, and Czede'sia; sixty-five grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren; thirteen great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews, family, and friends.