Melissa E. Brookshire 2 November 1971 - 4 February 2017 Greenville - Funeral services for Melissa Elizabeth Brookshire were held Tuesday afternoon, February 7, 2017 at Waldo Funeral H ome, Denison, Texas. Rev. Duane Peters officiated. Burial followed at Luella Cemetery with Michael Roberts, Crockett Boney, Kenneth Brookshire, Lane Brookshire, Colton Brookshire and Alan Brookshire serving as pallbearers. Mrs. Brookshire, 45, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Dallas. Melissa was born November 2, 1971 in Dallas, daughter of Stephen and Michele Melcher Roberts. She graduated from JJ Pearce High School in Richardson and married Lee Brookshire on July 26, 1997 in Richardson. Melissa will be remembered for her love of the simple life, her laugh, her smile, and her huge heart. She had a passion for the outdoors and could out-fish and out-hunt any man. She was happiest when she was driving a big truck and pulling a trailer. Melissa was a member of the Inspiration Point Cowboy Church in Tom Bean. Melissa is survived by her husband, Lee (who considered her the greatest woman who ever lived) of Greenville; daughter, Tabatha Brookshire of Greenville; 3 sons, Kenny, Brandon and Alan Brookshire, all of Van Alstyne; 5 grandchildren: Carley, Sadie, Bethany, Ryder and Danielle; mother, Michele Roberts of Richardson; father Stephen Roberts of Richardson; brother, Stephen Michael Roberts of Plano; and grandmother, Mary Jo Roberts of Wichita Falls. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Marie and Truman Melcher and Melvin Roberts. Memorials may be made to the American Liver Association. Luella Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |