Melvin Pickens was born March 27, 1933
in Monroe, Michigan as the first child of
Bernice (Roggerman)
and James Pickens.
He was a 1951
graduate of Monroe High School. In 1962, he was
living in Plymouth, Michigan and worked at Ford
Motor Company. He retired in 1995 after 33 years
with the company.
He married Betty
Heath who was born July 23, 1933. Melvin's second wife was Joanne Kuhn born November 8,m
1938. His third wife was Mary Elizabeth and the fourth
wife was Lori.
Melvin and Betty had two children. He and Joanne
had three children.
On March 13, 2016, Melvin died in Lee Memorial Hospital
in Fort Myers, Florida. He is buried at Michigan
Memorial Park in Flat Rock, Michigan.
At the time of his death, he had 10 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren. |