Melissa Tucker Durham, 61, of Aliquippa, PA went home to serve her Lord on Saturday, September 10, 2022, in the Good Samaritan Hospice, Beaver, PA.

Melissa was born May 6th, 1961, in Aliquippa, PA.  Preceded in death by Geraldine Tucker (Mother), Wylie Daniels (Father), and Mahalia Priest (Grandmother). She enjoyed family time, music, and dancing.  Her favorite moments were to make people laugh. Melissa lived in Cleveland OH for a while before coming back to Aliquippa to be with family.  She worked in hospitality; at Sewickley Country Inn, and Embassy Suites, and loved her job dearly. Her hobbies were knitting, cooking, and writing.  She published a book in 2014 called "A Drug Deal Gone Wrong", sold on Amazon.

She is survived by her daughter Delonda Smith and granddaughter Kymiya and a host of siblings; Earl Tucker (Debra Littles) New Brighton, Steven Tucker (Aliquippa), Sterling Tucker (Texas), Prentice Tucker (Ambridge), Linda (Charles Olden) Aliquippa, Gwendolyn Tucker (New York), ,Jhirmayne Tucker (Pittsburgh), and many Nieces and Nephews she adored.   Special Friends David Huggins, Bobbi Jean Waymon, Rhonda Green, Andriena Gordon, Jacqueline Jameson.  Special Cousin Maurice Priest.

Special caretakers are Tameki Lashonda Tarver and Linda Olden.