GILBERTOWN, Ala. – Services for Melton Franklin Coody will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Paragon Cemetery.

Mr. Coody, 68, of Butler, Ala., died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 in Meridian.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Sue Dees Coody; two children, Byron Coody and Angie Coody; a brother, Benjamin Pete Coody; and two sisters, Verna Mae Pratt and Louise Miller.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben Coody and Ollie Mae Coody.

Visitation will be held today from 6 p.m .to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.