Sylvia Melton Sands Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sylvia Melton Sands of Lanett, Alabama, who passed away on May 11, 2025, at the age of 73, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Sylvia Melton Sands to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Edith Melton and James Owens; and her husband Nathaniel Sands. She is survived by: her child Aries Sands; her brother Joseph Bernard Melton; her aunts and uncles, Emma, Kate Eli, Dorothy Melton, Catherine Strong, Annie Ruth Tibbs, Otis Melton and Willie Lewis; her children, Sandricka Mosley (Melvin) and Jevon Sands (LaShonda); her grandchildren, Zachaeus Mosley, Sylvia Mosley (Cookie), Keavis Sands, Zion Lynch, Jabrious Lynch, Zaven Lynch, Anastasia, Jamonya Sands, Aneres Sands, Na'Shawn, Isaiah Green, Alaina Sands and Chyna Frazier; her great grandchildren, Koa, Ivory, Zahir, Jaire, Aurora, A'maura, Alani, Nevaeh and Aubree; her sisters, Elizatheth Melton and Felicia Melton; her uncle George Melton Jr. Loving; her extended family, Lelia B. Sands, Delores Simmons (Edward), Carlton Sands and Frances Sands; her sister Michelle Magby (Doris Gibson); and her nephew Dereke Melton.
