Ernest Hulen Melton of Sherman died Oct. 21, 2025, in Denison.
Services were Oct. 23 at Waldo Funeral Home, Sherman, with burial in Cedarlawn.
Ernest was born Aug. 27, 1931, on Fish Creek in Gainesville in his parents’ home. His parents were Benjamin Franklin Melton and Willie Vera Loving Melton.
His father cut and removed trees to build a home in Dog Holler, a portion of Fish Creek. At that location…