Melba F. Dunscombe, 93, Hamilton, Missouri, passed away on September 25, 2013, at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton.

Melba was born on July 5, 1920, in Sampsel, Missouri, to Delmore and Nelle B. Lawson Dickey. She was a 1938 graduate of the Breckenridge, Mo., high school. She was a housewife and she had worked as a school and nursing home cook, as well as working for Head Start in Hamilton. While living in Mt. Vernon, Mo., she cooked and worked at the Baptist Hill Assembly Youth Camp. She had lived in the Nettleton, Mo., and Hamilton area most of her life.

She was a member of the Hamilton Baptist Church and had been active in the church Women's Missionary Society.

In 1943 she married William A. Dunscombe in Breckenridge, Mo. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents; Son, William A. Dunscombe, Jr.; Sister, Zelpha Bowers; Grandson, Curtis; Son-in-law, Rudy; Nephew, Gary; Niece, Michelle, and Sister-in-law, Grace Williams.

Survivors: Three daughters, Shirley Lujan, Hamilton; Patricia Cobb, Nixa, Mo.; and Artice Blades, Hamilton; 9 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, and numerous cousins.

Funeral Service: 2 p.m., Saturday, September 28, 2013, at the Hamilton Baptist Church.

Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m.,, prior to the service, at the church.

Interment: Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Hamilton Baptist Church Youth Group.

Friends may call on Friday, September 27, from 9 a.m., to 6 p.m.