Services for Alex J. Melancon, 86, of Ferriday, LA will be held Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 10:00am from the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Ferriday. Burial will follow at the Natchez National Cemetery in Natchez, MS with Father Louis Sklar officiating.

Mr. Melancon, son of Willie Claiborne and Bertha Picou Melancon was born in Ferrday and died at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA. He was a retired shipping clerk for General Motors.
He served in the US Army during the Korean War.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Harrison Melancon of Ferriday; four sons, Vernon Melancon and Alex Melancon, Jr. of Los Angeles, CA; Michael Melancon of New Orleans, LA; Andre Spillers of Flint, MI; two daughters, Janice Melancon of New Orleans and Fannie D. Smith of Ferriday; one brother, Milton Melancon of Ferriday; one sister, Viola Washington of Baton Rouge, LA; a number of nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives.

He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Walter Melancon, Sr., one son, Moses Taylor.