Melba Faye Carlisle January 25, 1921 - May 26, 2007 Melba Faye Carlisle of Waco passed away Saturday, May 26, 2007 at Hillcrest Hospital. Services will be at Wilkirson-Hatch\=Bailey at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, May 28, 2007 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Melba was born January 25, 1921 in Groesbeck, Limestone County, TX to John Spencer Smith and Lora Hammond Smith. She graduated from Groesbeck High School in 1939. She married Melvin G. Carlisle on February 15, 1942. She was preceded in death by her father, John Spencer Smith; mother, Lora Hammond Smith; husband, Melvin G. Carlisle; two brothers and two sisters. She is survived by daughter, Carolyn Carlisle Alford and husband, Michael and grandson, Neil of Waco; son, Michael Lee Carlisle and wife, Holly and grandsons, Sean and Cody of Harrisburg, NC; and son, Dale Gordon Carlisle and wife, Londa and grandsons, Blake and Lance of The Woodlands, TX; sister, Lucy Shelton of Houston and many nieces and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or to your charity of choice. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our “Memorial Guestbook” at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Melba Faye Carlisle, please visit our flower store.