Andrew Mellas Obituary
We bid farewell to Andrew Mellas of Brevard, North Carolina, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 21, 2025 at the age of 92. Andrew touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Nicolas Andreas Mellas and Dorothea Gertrude Schembs Mellas of Mount Holly, N. J.; his brother Nicholas Andrew Mellas, Jr. of Vincentown, N. J.; his half-brothers, Warren Francis Leary, Jr. of Mount Holly, N. J. and Paul David Leary of Whiting, N. J.; and his sisters, Jean Irene Noden of Hainesport, N. J., Mary Evangeline Mellas Milligan of Mount Holly, N. J. and Virginia Mellas Bateman of Cary, N. C..
He is survived by: his wife Ella May Stout Mellas; his daughters, Sharon Lee Mellas Cunningham (Norman) of Brevard, Andrea Jean Mellas Smith (Rick) of Brevard and Diana Susan Mellas Rybka (Joe) of Brevard; his grandchildren, Norman Cunningham (Heidi), Sherri Cunningham (Patrick), Melissa Smith Harrison (Chuck), Joey Rybka (Tara), Tiffany Rybka Morgan (Matthew) and Ryan Smith (Shelly); and his great grandchildren, Erin Cunningham, Skylar Harrison, Kyndall Harrison, Emma Cunningham, Evelyn Rybka, Jacob Morgan, Anslie Harrison, Jameson Rybka, Noah Morgan, Miles Smith and June Smith.
Memorial donations can be made in Andy's memory to Rosman Fire Rescue, PO Box 188, Rosman, NC 28772.
