Funeral Services for Mr. Melvin H. Norrod, age 92 of Monroe, will be conducted at 11 AM on Saturday, September 7th from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home in Livingston.  Bro. Timmy Ray and Bro. Tommy Johnson will officiate.  Burial will be in the Green Hill Cemetery with military honors provided at graveside by the Overton County Honor Guard.  The family will welcome friends on Friday from 6 until 8 PM and Saturday from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM at Speck Funeral Home.

Mr. Melvin Horace Norrod went to be with his heavenly Father and loving Savior on Wednesday morning, September 4, 2024, from Cookeville Regional Medical Center.  He was born on October 22, 1931, in Monroe, Tennessee to the late Benton and Odessa Coleman Norrod.  Melvin loved and cherished his wife, Leta Beaty Norrod, till her passing on June 2, 2021, after sixty-four years of marriage.  He was close to his two sons and loved them and their wives dearly.  He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Melvin enjoyed working and took pride in a job well done.   He served in the Army during the Korean War as a medic.  He worked for Ford Motor Company from 1957 till 1993 and was known for having a high standard in the quality of his work.  Melvin enjoyed having a vegetable garden and farming.  He would serve in many capacities of ministry in the  churches of which he became a member.  He served as a deacon and as a Sunday School teacher for over fifty years.  He was an active member of Oak Dale Baptist Church.

The person who had the highest priority in Melvin Norrod’s life was Jesus Christ.  He worshiped Him not only in word but also in the way he lived his life.  He loved studying God’s Word and conveying what he had learned through Scripture by teaching it and by living it each and every day before others.

Melvin leaves behind his sons, Allen Norrod and wife Shelia of Hudson, NC and Sam Norrod and wife Kathi of Horse Cave, KY; Grandchildren: Kristina Norrod Hoyle and husband Chad, Grant A. Norrod and wife Heather, Benjamin E. Norrod and wife Haley, and Brandon P. Norrod and wife Julia; Great-grandchildren: Ethan Hoyle, Ryan Norrod, Madelyn Norrod, and Porter Norrod; Brothers: Cecil Norrod and wife Ann and Earl Norrod and wife Pat; Sister: Thelma Phillips and husband Wally 

In addition to his parents, Melvin was preceded in death by his sister, Marian Hull, brother, Marvin Norrod, and sister-in-law, Anna Norrod

Pallbearers to serve are Grant Norrod, Benjamin Norrod, Brandon Norrod, Chad Hoyle, Danny Norrod, and David Norrod. 

In lieu flowers, memorial donations may be made to Oak Dale Baptist Church by contacting Speck Funeral Home.