Mrs. Melba Jean Dumas Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Mrs. Melba Jean Dumas, 87, of Henderson, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Barrier and Rev. Mike Littlefield officiating. Interment will follow at Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., on Wednesday, February 13, at the funeral home. Mrs. Dumas passed from this life on Monday, February 11, 2019, at UT Health in Tyler. She was born May 8, 1931, in Shannon, Mississippi to the late Roy and Agnes (Phillips) Mitcham and lived in Rusk County most of her life. Mrs. Dumas was a homemaker and a member of First United Pentecostal Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard "Doc" Dumas to whom she was married for 62 years; sister, Valrice Duncan; and brother, Kenneth Mitcham. Survivors include: sons, Gary Dumas and wife Amy of Henderson, David Dumas and wife Dean of Henderson, and John Dumas and wife Regena of Liberty Hill; grandchildren, Nick Dumas, Rebecca Pierce, Georgianna Dumas, Kristy Fischer, Andrew Dumas, and Jared Dumas; and great-grandchildren, Kain Howle and Nikki Dumas. Pallbearers will be Tom Dumas, Andrew Dumas, Jared Dumas, Nick Dumas, Lynn Mitcham and John Fertitta. Honorary pallbearer will be Bill Clayton. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mrs. Melba Jean Dumas

May 8, 1931 - February 11, 2019