MELTON, Linda Kay

1958 - 1994  (35 years)   Has 71 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

MELTON, John Arthur Frederick

1929 - 2004  (74 years)

Birth	15 Dec 1929	Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Died	1 Oct 2004	St. Vincent's Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
	Address: St. Vincent's Medical Center Los Angeles, California USA
Buried	Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Ventura, California, USA
	Address: Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery 380 Cemetery Road Santa Paula, California USA 805-525-5258
Father	MELTON, John
Mother	ROBERTS, Dorothy
Family	RUSSELL, Lucille Maxine,   b. 13 Aug 1931, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Married	24 Feb 1951	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Children	1. + 2. + 3. MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA

RUSSELL, Lucille Maxine

1931 -

Birth	13 Aug 1931	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Father	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Mother	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Family	MELTON, John Arthur Frederick,   b. 15 Dec 1929, Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Married	24 Feb 1951	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Children	1. + 2. + 3. MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA

PATTERSON, Robert Lawrence

Family	MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA
Married	10 Apr 1977	Santa Paula, Ventura, California, USA
Children	1.   2.

Father	PATTERSON, Robert Lawrence
Mother	MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA

Father	PATTERSON, Robert Lawrence
Mother	MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA

ROMERO, Tony

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Family	MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA
Married	Abt 1981	Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Children	1.   2.   3.

Father	ROMERO, Tony
Mother	MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA

Father	ROMERO, Tony
Mother	MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA

Father	ROMERO, Tony
Mother	MELTON, Linda Kay,   b. 11 Sep 1958, Orange, Orange, California, USA

• Name	MELTON, Linda Kay  [1]
  Birth	11 Sep 1958	Orange, Orange, California, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Jul 1994	Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	She was murdered by her second husband, Tony Romero. "In July of 1994 our daughter was murdered, leaving 5 children [ages 16 to 3]. This was the saddest day of our lives."  - Lucille Maxine RUSSELL MELTON, June 2001
  Age	35 years
  Person ID	I1490	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	MELTON, John Arthur Frederick,   b. 15 Dec 1929, Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA d. 1 Oct 2004, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	RUSSELL, Lucille Maxine,   b. 13 Aug 1931, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA
  Family ID	F609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	PATTERSON, Robert Lawrence
  Marriage	10 Apr 1977	Santa Paula, Ventura, California, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 7 months - He : ??.
  Marriage Status	1980
  	Divorced
  Children	1. L     2. L
  Family ID	F611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family 2	ROMERO, Tony
  Marriage	Abt 1981	Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 22 years and 3 months - He : ??.
  Children	1. L     2. L     3. L
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Sep 1958 - Orange, Orange, California, USA Marriage - 10 Apr 1977 - Santa Paula, Ventura, California, USA Marriage - Abt 1981 - Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California, USA Death - 22 Jul 1994 - Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S764] Melton, Lucille Maxine (nee Russell). Supplied by compiler . in June 2001., Family Group Sheet - Melton, John & Lucille, 25 Sep 2015. [S589] Lucille Maxine Melton (Santa Paula, CA), Letter - Melton, Lucille to Winston Cochrane (June 2001), 28 Dec 2014. [S56] Personal Knowledge - Cochrane, William Winston IV, 5 Oct 2015.