Winslow Britt Melvin

Winslow Britt Melvin WINTERVILLE -Dr. Winslow Britt Melvin, 55, died Saturday, May 31, 2008. He was the son of the late Leon McNeil Melvin and the late Grace Winslow Melvin. Funeral services will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, 2008, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 401 E. 4th Street, Greenville with interment afterward at Winterville Cemetery. Dr. Melvin graduated from The McCallie School, Chattanooga, Tenn. and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; attended the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.; and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from East Carolina University School of Medicine. He completed a Residency in Anesthesiology at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, N.Y. He was a partner in East Carolina Anesthesia Associates for the past 19 years. Winslow had an insatiable curiosity, and was a tireless learner about nature, science, history, politics, travel, cooking, and countless other aspects of life. He treated all those he met with humility, kindness, and respect. He was a passionate lover of "the Boss" (his wife, Mimi), his sons, his Golden Retriever "Cowboy," and Carolina basketball. He was dearly loved, and will be vividly remembered and sorely missed by his family members, friends, and colleagues. In addition to his parents, Dr. Melvin was preceded in death by a brother, Britt McNeil Melvin. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Mary ("Mimi") Showers Melvin; sons, McNeill Franklin Melvin of Boone and Alexander Britt Melvin of Raleigh; brother, David McNeil Melvin and wife, Millie Bowling of Liberty; sister, Margaret Anderson of Durham; stepmother, Rachelle T. Melvin of Flat Rock; uncles, the Rev. Bob Melvin and wife, Ann, and Harold Mitchell; aunt, Anna Newbold; and several cousins. He is also survived by sisters-in-law, Sandy Smith and husband, Bob, Johnna Showers and husband, Bruce Cruser, and D-Jo Emmel and husband, Bob; brothers-in-law, Wayne Byrum and wife, Ann, Dan Showers and fiancée, Michele Weeks, and Fred Showers and wife, Kathy; nephews, Denton Melvin, Owen Smith and wife, Tracy, Ashton Byrum and wife, Gina, John Showers, and Evan Emmel; and nieces, Courtney Stanion and husband, Tim, Rebecca Boney and husband, Chris, Anna Showers-Cruser, Jennifer Showers, and Braeden Emmel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Give2TheTroops, Inc. ATTN: Barbara Whitehead, Branch Director,3109 Landmark St. Greenville, NC 27834 or beHeadStrong.org., P.O. Box 25525,Overland Park, KS 66225.