Jonette Lee "Joni" Mellas Davis Obituary (1978

Mrs. Jonette Lee "Joni" Mellas Davis, age 44, of Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of Madison, entered this life on June 13, 1978 in Springfield, Illinois. She was the loving daughter of John and Peggy Lee Robertson Mellas. She was raised in Springfield and Madison and was a 1998 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School and then attended Sullivan College. She moved to Louisville and worked for Universal Linens for the past 14 years and served as a supervisor. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed watching the Louisville Cardinals. She liked to gamble at the casinos and play lottery tickets. She was a loving daughter, mom, sister, aunt, niece, granddaughter and friend. Joni died on Friday, March 17, 2023, at 5:05 a.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Joni will be missed by her loving mother, Peggy Lee Robertson Mellas-Kilgore of Madison, Indiana; her beloved children, Jayden Anthony Drye and Jaleigha Nicole Drye of Madison, Indiana; her sisters, Janelle Mellas of Hope, Indiana, Jaclynn Mellas Thompson and her husband, Mac of Greenville, North Carolina, Brandy Soens of Livingston, Illinois; her maternal grandma, Betty Robertson of Findlay, Ohio; her aunts and her uncles, Patty Lee of Madison, Indiana, Janet and Jim Gibson of Memphis, Indiana, Brenda Laurik of Springfield, Indiana, Doretta Kilgore of Auburn, Indiana, Mary and Frank Cahall of Sellersburg, Indiana, Brian and Jane Robertson of Findlay, Ohio, Robbie and Billie Sue Robertson of Bloomington, Indiana, Tony and Debbie Maranto of Campbellsburg, Indiana; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, John Mellas, died July 2, 2002, her step father, Richard Kilgore, died September 14, 2012, her maternal grandfather, Gilbert Robertson, died September 10, 1993, her companion of 19 years, Steve Drye, died in October of 2021, her grandparents, Betty and Wesley Jackson,her sister, Tamrica Mells Fields, died 2005, her brother, Micheal Mellas, died 1999, her niece, Olivia Pierre. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery,600 West Fifth Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. TO WATCH THE FUNERAL SERVICE LIVE PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW:https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/86169/hash:49DDBC393F2E9CA8 VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Joni's children's' fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Memorial To send a flower arrangement in memory of Jonette Lee "Joni" Mellas Davis, please click here to visit our sympathy store.