James M. "Pete" Melton, age 68, died Monday, June 28, 2021, at his home in Olney. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at the Horizon Country Church in Olney, with Frankie Bailey, officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Lunn Funeral Home of Olney. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Culver Union Cemetery in Culver, Kansas.

Pete was born on September 11, 1952 in Odessa, Texas to the late Dillard Leon "Johnnie" Melton and Stella Mae (Cargill) Melton. He married Cindy Base on November 23, 1996 in Salina, Kansas. He was a pipeline engineering consultant and a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49. He was a member of Horizon Country Church in Olney. Pete was a member of the Young County Masonic Lodge #485 A.F. & A.M., a 32 ^nd Degree Scottish Rite, Phoenix, Arizona and a member of El Zaribah Temple Shriners.

Pete was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Hazel Melton, and a brother, Willie Melton.

Pete is survived by his wife, Cindy Melton of Olney; two sons, James Michal Melton, Jr. of Canyon, Texas and Johnnie Preston Melton and wife Shelley of Aledo, Texas; one grandson, James (Tré) Melton III of Erie, Pennsylvania; one granddaughter, Ashlee Nicole Henderson and husband Blake of Tolar, Texas; great-grandchildren, Kelvin C. Melton, Oliver L. Melton, and one on the way; three brothers, Tommy Melton and wife Laurie of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, Johnny Melton and wife Sandy of Burnet, Texas, Billy Melton and wife Becky of Runaway Bay, Texas; and two sisters, Stella Whitmire and husband John of Cameron, Texas and Dorothy Cowey of Burnet, Texas.

Memorials may be made to: Horizon Country Church, P.O. Box 344, Olney, Texas 76374, or to Shriner's Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, Florida, 33601 or by calling 844-739-0849.

Condolences can be sent to the family at www.lunnfuneralhome.com .