By Shannon McFarlin WENK/WTPR News Director
Paris, Tenn.—Due to the large number of people that are expected to attend, the visitation and funeral services for Sonny Melton will be held at the Big Sandy School. Melton of Big Sandy was killed Sunday in the mass shooting in Las Vegas, where he was attending the country music festival with his wife, Dr. Heather Gulish Melton.
Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris has announced arrangements for Sonny, with the funeral services set for 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Visitation will be held over two days: from 2-8 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Big Sandy School is located at 13305 Hwy. 69A, Big Sandy, Tenn., 38221. The funeral and visitation will be held in the gym.
A private burial will be held.
Many people in Henry County have expressed a desire to line the streets of Paris and Big Sandy and greet the escorts as they come into the area.
Benton County Sheriff Kenny Christopher, Henry County Sheriff Monte Belew, deputies and Ridgeway Funeral Home will greet the body of Sonny Melton and the families at the Nashville airport around 4:45 p.m. Saturday.
A police escort will be held from Nashville to Paris along the interstate and then onto 641 S to Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris Saturday evening. Ridgeway Funeral Home Director Brad Ridgeway said it is difficult to estimate what time the escort will arrive in Paris but said a rough estimate would be between 8 and 9 p.m.
Another police escort will escort Sonny from Ridgeway Funeral Home to the Big Sandy gym before the visitation begins at 2 p.m. Those times and the route will be announced.
There is still time to send flowers for the visitation. A full obituary will be posted by Ridgeway Funeral Home as soon as possible.
Memorials may be made at: sonnymeltonfund.com
Sonny was a registered nurse, working at Henry County Medical Center and his wife Heather is an orthopedic surgeon there.
As we reported earlier this week, Jack Jones Flowers and Gifts began making green bows with a note attached remembering the Melton/Gulish families and many residences and businesses have placed them on their front entrances in Paris and Henry County. Kathy Robbins of Jack Jones said they have made 700 bows that were given out free.
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