December 11, 2021
Melinda Gail Royce, 57, of Flatwoods, Ky died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Melinda was born March 3, 1964 in Marion, OH a daughter of Edward Eugene and Nola Lorene Bullion Hicks. She was a self-employed housekeeper. She is preceded in death in addition to her mother by a daughter Teresa Painter and a brother Mike Hicks. She is survived by a son Timothy (Erika) Sparks of Grayson, Ky, 6 grandchildren Arieal Russell, Calob Painter, Daniel Money Penny, Peyton Sparks, Khloe Sparks, and Eli Sparks, 3 brothers Mark E. (Pam) Hicks of Ashland, Ky, Matthew Douglas Hicks of Ashland, Ky, and Mitchell Hicks of Ashland, Ky and 3 sisters Mary (Ken) Carter of Catlettsburg, Ky, Lisa (Scott) Perrine of Ashland, Ky, and Misty Dawn Cook of Ashland, Ky. Services for Melinda will be conducted Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 12 noon at the Lazear Funeral Home Chapel in Ashland by Pastor Dennis Miles with burial to follow in Kirby Flats Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 pm Monday, December 13, 2021. Lazear Funeral Home is both honored and privileged to have been entrusted with the care of Mrs. Royce.