Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:1-3
Funeral services will be held for Melva Sanford Youngblood, age 80, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Bienville. Bro. Max Rasbury and Bro. Mel Campbell will officiate. The interment will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until service time at 2:00 p.m. Saturday.
Melva was born February 25, 1939 in Bienville, Louisiana to Les and Berkie Grigg Sanford. She entered into rest on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, in Bienville, Louisiana. Melva was a member of First Baptist Church of Bienville where she had been a song leader, and the church secretary. Melva worked at LP&L as a cashier. Melva loved animals, especially cats. She would feed the cats in Bienville hot dogs and Vienna Sausage. Melva will be missed by all those that knew her.
Melva is preceded in death by her parents Les and Berkie Sanford, husband Paul Youngblood, brothers Robert Loe and Tommy Loe, niece Debbie Detty, and by nephew Randy Loe.
She is survived by her sister Anne "Sis" Baxter, nieces Kathy Elam and husband Kirk and Phyllis Curtis, nephews Ronnie Loe and Reggie Loe, sisters-in-law Glennie Baker Chandler and Marguerite Sherrill, and by many other nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Kirk Elam, Reggie Loe, Ronnie Loe, Robert Youngblood, Grigg Chandler, Jimmy Smith, John Curtis and John Priest. Honorary pallbearers will be Wesley Boddie, John Ballance, James Ballance, Greg Curtis, and Donnie Brunson.