Michael Melton

MELTON, Mr. Michael Duane, age 61 of Franklin, TN, January 26, 2011. Preceded in death by his parents, James E. & Helen Hensley Melton. Survived by his wife, Jamie (Mooney) Melton; son, Zachary Melton both of Franklin, TN, brother, Tim (Melissa) Melton, Lexington, SC, sisters, Shirl (Garvin) Stone, Batesburg- Leesville, SC & Mitzi (David) Swisher, West Columbia, SC. Mike proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1970-1976 and was a Vietnam combat veteran.Mike was the Coordinator of Technical Development for the Huffy Bicycle Company in Dayton, Ohio from 1983-1999, where he designed and built bicycles for Huffy-sponsored athletes, including the 1984 and 1988 U.S. Olympic Cycling Teams and numerous world championships, as well as the bikes which won the 1990, 1991 and 1992 Ironman triathlon championships. Jeff Harris, Cincinnati, Ohio, posted the following comment on line about Mike, "I was fortunate to visit Mike in his tech shop in Dayton a few times. He had frames hanging from the ceiling, including some of the 1984 and 1988 Olympic bikes, both track and road. One of Lemond's frames was hanging from the ceiling. Mike told me about taking the funny bikes, the radical carbon fiber track bikes, to ride in the parking lot behind the shop. Each bike cost about $50,000 back then and he was taking them for joy rides across asphalt parking lots. Everyone who knew Mike Melton back then always used the same description of him, "An extremely creative guy."Funeral Mass will be conducted 11:00 AM Monday, January 31, 2011 at St. Philip Catholic Church, Father Bala, celebrant, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Defending Freedom www.defendingfreedom.org 9217 Eagle Hills Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134. Williamson Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements, 615-794-2289. www.williamsonmemorial.com

Visitation Details

Monday, January 31st, 2011 10:00am - 11:00am, St. Philip Catholic Church

Service Information

Monday, January 31st, 2011 11:00am, St. Philip Catholic Church

Interment Details

Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery