Melody L.

Squires

Melody Lynn (Jackson) Squires, 69, of Sweetwater went to her Heavenly Home Thursday, February 13, 2025.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at First Baptist Church of Sweetwater with Pastor Tique Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.  A family and friend's visitation will be on Saturday from 6 to 8 pm at McCoy Funeral Home.

Melody was born on June 4, 1955, in Sweetwater, Texas to Vernie Artie (V.A.) and Helen (Rogers) Jackson. She graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1973. She attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene where she received a Bachelor of Music degree. She also received a Master of Music degree from Angelo State University. Melody met the love of her life and married Vernon Lynn Squires May 8, 1976, at First Baptist Church in Sweetwater. Upon settling into life in Sweetwater, Melody began her teaching career in Roscoe ISD as a first-grade teacher for one year. She then joined Sweetwater ISD as a music teacher and choir director where she taught at numerous campuses over the course of her 46-year career and taught the love of music to generations of students throughout the Sweetwater community.

Melody loved all of her students and found so much joy pouring into the lives of everyone that she had in her music classes. Her passion was showing students the same joy of music that filled her heart.  She was a fabulous musician and blessed so many people in this world with her voice singing and serving in many weddings and funerals throughout the years and through her talents at the piano and organ. Melody was also a lifelong member of First Baptist Church where she sang in the worship choir and helped with children's ministries. Melody filled in on multiple occasions as the interim church worship leader as well.

She is survived by her husband, Lynn Squires of Sweetwater, daughter Jenny and husband Darrell Doggett of Sweetwater and son Jack Squires and Ashley Hettler of Lubbock. Melody has three grandchildren Jaden, Jensen, and Julia Doggett of Sweetwater. She was her grandchildren's biggest fan. She traveled anywhere and everywhere to support them and attend all of their performances, games, and competitions.  She would do anything for her grandbabies.

Melody is also survived by nieces, Robin and husband Bill Lane of Lubbock, Regina Hendrix of Lubbock, Rhonda and husband Dan Massey of Lubbock, and Ronica Coldiron and husband Michael Hubbard of Abilene.

She is preceded in death by her parents, V.A. and Helen Jackson and her sister Vernie Dell Mason.

Pallbearers will be C.J Ashley, Skyler Ashley, Robbie Squires, David Squires, Jaden Doggett, Jensen Doggett, Bill Lane, and Dan Massey.

Honorary pallbearers will include Julia Doggett and the deacons of First Baptist Church of Sweetwater.

The family would like to thank all of their friends in the Sweetwater and SISD communities for their love and condolences as well as their church family at First Baptist Church.