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     Melvin Lewis Sigmon was buried at Blackberry Baptist Church Cemetery, 3241 Stones Dairy Road, Bassett, Henry Co., Virginia.⁶ He was born on May 20, 1931 at Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.^3,5,6 He married Gracie Ann Spence on February 14, 1964 at Bassett, Henry Co., Virginia.^2,6 Melvin Lewis Sigmon died on November 27, 2005 at Henry Co., Virginia, at age 74.⁴ He M. Lewis Sigmon, 74, of Bassett, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at his home. He was born in Franklin County on May 20, 1931, to Melvin J. Sigmon and Edna Feazell Sigmon, both deceased. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict and he was a member of Northside Baptist Church at Bassett. Surviving are his wife, Gracie Spence Sigmon of the home; three daughters, Teresa Sigmon of Collinsville, Karen Sigmon of the home and Lea Sigmon of Harper, W.Va; two granddaughters; two brothers, Robert Sigmon of Bassett and Charlie Sigmon of Axton; five sisters, Evelyn Dunford and Mabel Martin, both of Fieldale, Gay Thomas of Collinsville, Mae Naff of Henry and Dorothy Saul of Athens, Ga; a stepsister, Louise McGhee of Bassett; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Northside Baptist Church with Pastors Ron Peal and John Shelly officiating. Burial will be in Blackberry Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to: Northside Baptist Church, 8911 Fairystone Park Hwy., Bassett, Va. 24055, or to Hospice of Memorial Hospital in Martinsville, P.O. Box 4788, Martinsville, Va. 24112. Bassett Funeral Service in Bassett is in charge of arrangements on November 28, 2005.⁶