Melba Loyce

Abercrombie

Melba L oyce Abercrombie, 78, of Maryneal passed away Monday, February 7, 2022 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. M onday, February 14, 2022 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Dr . Chris Stephens officiating . Interment will follow at Maryneal Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, February 12, 2022 from 7 -8 pm at the fu n eral home .

Melba was born October 17, 1943 at Aspermont, Texas to the la te Johnny and Jessie R uth (Smith) Car l isle. She married Ro ger A bercrombie at Hot Springs, Ark ansas and he passed away in 2005. Melba was a waitress working at K-Bob ' s, Starr ' s Drive- In, Union 76 Truck Stop in Sweetwater and The Pit Grill in Hope , Ar kansas. Sh e moved back to Sweetwater in 2005 and attended Broadway Baptist Church.

Melba is surv ived by her children; Tammy Reyes , Missy G utierrez and Kayde Blackburn all of Abilene, Texas and Fonda Balt hrop of Maryneal , Chris Bla ckburn of Three Rivers, Texas and he r sister ; Neva Autrey of Hico, Texas. She has 11 grandchildren and 9 grea t-grandchildren .

Melba is also preceded in death by a son and a broth er.

Pallbe ar ers will be Gage Balthrop, Chris B la ckburn, Joseph Miller, Cody Balthrop , Tylan Balthrop and James Bla ckburn.