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Melba J. Proctor

August 14, 1939 — July 27, 2025

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Melba J. Proctor nee Dixon, age 85, of Beecher, Illinois, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 27, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Thomas E. Proctor. Loving mother of Dev Proctor, Chris (Pam) Proctor and Stephanie Proctor. Cherished grandmother of Natalie Proctor and Jessica Proctor. Dear sister of Larry Dixon. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents Eualdine and Thomas Jackson Dixon and her brother Roger Dixon. Melba graduated from the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Funeral Arrangements entrusted to Smits – Steger Memorial Chapel, 3045 Chicago Rd, Steger, Illinois 60475. Committal service to be held Wednesday, August 6<2025 , 11:30 a.m. directly at Berea Baptist Church Cemetery, McCool, Mississippi. For further information, please call 708-755-6100 or visit our online guestbook and obituary at www.SMITSFH.com.

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