Melanie Hedger Lunsford

Melanie Hedger Lunsford, 34, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday evening at her home of natural causes.

A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Melanie was a production assistant for Quebecor World in Jonesboro and was a member of Fisher Street United Methodist Church. She was a 1991 graduate of Jonesboro High School and a 1996 graduate of Arkansas State University.

Melanie was a volunteer with Make-A-Wish and was preceded in death by her grandparents: Laymon “Blackie” Richardson, O.O. Hedger and Christine Hedger Bell; great grandparents: George and Alice Lancaster; and grandparents-in-law: Francis and Capitola Cook and Arthur and Olive Lunsford.

Survivors include:
Husband: Jeff Lunsford of the home; and

Son: Crae Lunsford,

Daughter: Ariel Lunsford,

Parents: Ronnie and Alice Richardson Hedger,

Sister and brother-in-law: Stephanie and Michael Privett,

Grandson: Zane David Lunsford,

Maternal grandmother: Georgia Lancaster Richardson,

Paternal grandfather: Edgar Bell,

Father-in-law and mother-in-law: Waymon and Mary Lunsford,

Sister-in-law: Barbara Holt, and

Brother-in-law: Thomas Lunsford, all of Jonesboro.

Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon, April 29, 2007, at 2:00, at Emerson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Larry Hunt and Rev. Charles Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in Jonesboro Memorial Park.

Pallbearers include: Keith Nelson, James Ray Griffin, Chris Hedger, Dustin Hedger,
Ron Bullock and Paul Harrison.

Visitation will be held Saturday evening, 5-8, at Emerson Funeral Home.

For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to Make-A-Wish Foundation, Make-A-Wish Midsouth, 320 Executive Court, Suite 101, Little Rock, AR 72205, or St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 322 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105.