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Name:	Melinda A. Jones (Nickname = Mindy)
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Class of	1996	Attended from through
Graduated Here?	Yes
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Birthdate:	February 22, 1977
Date of Death:	January 1, 2012

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Notes:	Melinda Anne Jones, age 34, of Huntertown, IN passed away at 10:46 p.m Sunday, January 1, 2012 at her home. Born February 22, 1977, in Columbia City, IN she was the daughter of John and Mildred Earlene (Graves) Bradbury. She lived in Etna and Columbia City areas most of her lifetime until recently moving to Huntertown. She graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1995 and attended Rudae Beauty College earning an Associate Degree. She first worked at Dekko, Knapp Lake, as a factory worker and she currently was employed as a hairstylist at Smart Style located in Wal Mart, Columbia City and Fort Wayne. She enjoyed watching movies, shopping, styling hair and painting nails. Survivors include her father, John Bradbury of Columbia City; brother, Michel (Tiffany) Jones of Columbia City; 3 children, Hayden Michel Meyer of Columbia City, Olivia Christine West and Xavier Patton West both of Fort Wayne; maternal grandmother, Barbara Sanderson of Fort Wayne; paternal grandmother, Sandra May, Goshen. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mildred Earlene Bradbury; daughter, Autumn Dawn Meyer; and great grandmother, Mildred Herron. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral service will follow calling at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Tom Beers officiating. Burial at St. Matthew's Cemetery, Columbia City. Memorial gifts may be given in memory of Ms. Jones to the final expense account, in care of DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or sign the guest register book. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Tue. Jan. 03,2012: Woman shot dead in Huntertown Melinda A. Jones and George S. West got into some sort of an argument at a home in Huntertown late New Year's Day. The subject of the argument and the relationship between the two is still unknown, according to police. But when Allen County police responded to 15220 Hunters Lane near Indiana 3, just south of Gump Road, at 10:40 p.m. Sunday, they found Jones dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Police said Sunday that a long gun was used in the shooting. Police believe West shot Jones before fleeing to nearby DeKalb County Road 70, just west of County Road 5 where he shot himself, according to a statement from the Allen County Sheriff's Department. "We really don't know what transpired," sheriff's department spokesman Cpl. Jeremy Tinkel said. "Obviously they were having an argument about something." Jones, 34, died from a gunshot wound or wounds and the death was ruled a homicide, the first in Allen County in 2012, the Allen County Coroner's Office said in a statement. DeKalb County Coroner Jeff Warner said West, 38, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The Indiana State Police said West was dead when troopers found his vehicle pulled off to the side of road shortly after police responded to the home, Tinkel said in a statement. The address on Jones' driver's license was the same as the home on Hunters Lane, Tinkel said, and there also was another adult and two children in the home at the time of the shooting. It is unknown whether the children were Jones' or West's, Tinkel said. Police also said they had no record of domestic disputes between the two.

Last Updated:	01-06-2012		Alumni ID:	22376

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