Melvin Crisco

Melvin Brunson Crisco, 80, of Oakboro, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2011 in Carolinas Medical Center – NorthEast of Concord, NC. Mr. Crisco was born January 8, 1931, in Stanly County. He was preceded in death by his father, Ollie Lee Crisco; his mother, Isadora Harris Crisco; his brother, Otis L. Crisco; and son-in-law, D. Max Baucom. Melvin was a dedicated truck driver and a long time farmer. He was a life-long member of the Oakboro Rural Fire Department. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, in the Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel of Albemarle officiated by Rev. Chip Alsobrooks. Burial will follow in the Smith’s Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery of Oakboro. At other times, the family will meet at his home. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Edna Hartsell Crisco, of the home; two daughters, Beverly C. Baucom and Sharon C. Hartmann and husband, Todd, all of Oakboro; grandchildren, Michael C. Baucom of Lenoir, Julia B. York, Joshua Hartmann, Cory Hartmann, and Collin Hartmann, all of Oakboro; and one sister, Minnie Ruth Rollings and husband, Clyde, of Jefferson, SC. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 222 South Church Street, Suite 336M, Charlotte, NC 28202. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Crisco family.