PAW PAW - Melody Kay Faber, 64 of Paw Paw, formerly of Bushnell, passed away Sept. 14, 2019 at home with her family by her side.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 23 at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22 at the funeral home.

Melody was born Nov. 7, 1954 in Avon to Kenneth and Frances (Whitten) McCleery. She married Cloyd “Duffy” Yocum and later Allen Faber on Jan. 25, 1991.

Survivors include her husband, Allen of Paw Paw; two sons, Chris (Jamie) Yocum of Mapleton and Justin Yocum of Prairie City; two daughters, Stephanie (Josh) Havens of Mt. Sterling and Nicole Faber of Paw Paw; five grandchildren, Parker Jackson, Berkley Jackson, Carter Havens, Paityn Havens, and Kylie Marks; two brothers, Mike (Kathie) McCleery of Bushnell and Kevin (Janis) McCleery of Jackson, Miss.; three sisters, Daryl Gray of Macomb, Karen (Ed) Jackson of Bushnell and Vicky (Kenneth) Warmath of Robstown, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Timothy McCleery.

Melody graduated from Bushnell High School in 1972. She loved reading, baking, canning, sewing, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Memorials may be directed to the Paw Paw Fire Department or the family.