Obituary for Melody Lynn Catron

Melody Lynn Catron, 61, of Sunbury, Ohio passed away on October 10, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Melody was born in Columbus, Ohio on February 9, 1956. She graduated from Alexander High School and continued on to beauty school to get her cosmetology license. Melody was married to Bruce Catron on September 8, 1980; they were married 37 years. Melody worked for Jessie’s Beauty Salon in Westerville and later for JP Morgan Chase for 30 years. She enjoyed camping and four wheeling, singing, and spending time with her family. Melody had a great love for music. She sang with a gospel quintet, The Youth Evangelettes, as a teenager, and enjoyed traveling with her husband to see her favorite singer, Connie Smith. She was also a big NASCAR fan, and could always be seen in front of the tv every Sunday, cheering on Dale Earnhardt, Jr. She was well known by her friends and family as “Momma Mel” or simply “Goddess.” Melody is survived by her husband Bruce, her daughter Kristin, her sisters Kathy Hunter and Patty (Charles Allen) Calendine, brother Mark Thompson, and many nieces, nephews, and other family and friends. Melody is preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents, mother and father Ruth and Edwin Thompson, Mother and father-in-law Patricia and Jack Catron, sisters-in-law Sharon Catron and Susie Ulery, and nephew Kyle Hunter. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to OhioHealth Hospice at 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215. Melody will be cremated, and a Celebration of Her Life will be announced at a later date.