Melanie Mercer Dewitt

BURLESON -- Melanie Mercer DeWitt, 56, of Burleson, an office manager for her husband's dental practice, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Burleson Church of Christ. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: St. Jude Children's Hospital, Susan B. Komen For the Cure, or charity of choice. Melanie was born Aug. 22, 1952, at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth to Roy Silas and Faye Parks Mercer. She graduated from Burleson High School in 1970. She attended North Texas State University where she met her husband, Dr. Gene T. DeWitt, and eventually settled in her hometown of Burleson. There they raised their family and developed many long and lasting friendships. Melanie's real passion was her family. All events and occasions centered around family. Be it birthdays, holidays or ski trips, they always revolved around family and her treasured friends. Melanie's truest passion was being a mother and wife. Even as sickness intruded into her life she remained the cornerstone of her family. Throughout the duration of her illness, she amazed all of those who met her and cared for her with her tremendous sense of hope and passion for life. We deeply appreciate the kindness and care Melanie and our family recieved from her physicians, Dr. Mark Redrow and Dr. Joyce O'shaunessy, and their staffs at Texas Oncology. She was preceded in death by her father, Roy Silas Mercer Sr.; mother, Faye Parks Mercer; and a loving niece, Patty Mercer. Survivors: Husband, Gene DeWitt; son, Eric DeWitt; daughters, Erin and Adrienne DeWitt; brother, Roy Silas Mercer Jr. and wife, Mary; sister, Patty Mercer Hood; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.