Melissa McCall, age 72, of Columbus, North Carolina passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 16.
Melissa McCall, 72, passed away on July 16. Her funeral will be held on Aug. 1.
She was born on June 29, 1951 in New York City to the late Janet Jones McCall and the late Julien L. McCall, who passed away recently at the age of 100.
Melissa grew up in Darien and graduated from Ashley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, Mount Vernon Junior College, and University of Indiana.
Melissa is survived by her loving sister, Alison G. McCall of Lyme; a brother, Lash McCall of Pawleys Island, South Carolina and Lake Wales, Florida; a nephew, Blinn L. Cushman of Charlotte, North Carolina, his wife, Anna, and their twins, Julien and Alexandra; a niece, Julia L. Curry of Old Brookville, New York, her husband, Bill, and their two children, Wick and Caroline; and a nephew, Andrew M. Cushman of Washington, D.C., and his wife, Jenny. Melissa is also survived by her two beloved cats, Dude and Alvin.
A funeral will be held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the Old Church of All Saints Waccamaw in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina, with burial immediately following in the church cemetery, beside her mother and father.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her name may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.
— an obituary from McFarland Funeral Chapel, where online condolences may be left