Melvin "Duck" Gipson

June 13, 1950 - October 22, 2012

Melvin "Duck" Gipson, age 62, a resident of Little Myrtle Road, in Campton, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Gipson was born June 13, 1950 in Salyersville, Kentucky the son of the late Robert Auxier and Mary Perkins-Perkins. Also, proceeding in death is his wife, Ella Mae Gipson, sister, Betsy Sue Auxier, and brothers, Earl Perkins and Robert Auxier. Mr. Risner was a valued friend and family member to all. Those left to mourn includes daughter, Tonya Gipson of Georgia, Sisters, Louise Trusty of Campton, Kentucky, Diane Turner of Fort Meyers, Florida, Barbara Goode of Dawsonsville, Georgia, Joanne Perkins of Paintsville, Kentucky, and Shirley Keeton of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Also, surviving are three grandchildren and a host of family and friends. Funeral services for Melvin "Duck" Gipson will be conducted Friday, October 26, 2012 at 1:00 PM from the Fritz Church of God on Right Middle Fork in Salyersville, Kentucky. Comforting words will be officiated by clergy Dallas Patrick. Burial will follow in the Patrick and Perkins Cemetery in Salyersville, Kentucky. The family will welcome friends at the church Wednesday after 6:00 PM, Thursday after 10:00 AM, and anytime prior to the funeral services. The arrangements are under the direction of the Salyersville Funeral Home in Salyersville, Kentucky.