Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice. Beloved wife of Vernon Melton; dearest daughter of Gerald and Mary Salter Hickey; loving mother of Daniel Coleman, Christopher, Tabitha and Tracy Melton; dear sister of Michael Hickey, Lisa (Steven) Nieweg, Kay (Bill) Morill and Rhonda (Brad) Jordan; cherished grandmother of five. Barbara was loved and will be dearly missed by many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of O'Fallon and was employed by St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Missouri for thirteen years as a nurse's aide.