Mr. Melvin Anthony Travers, 80 of Tarboro, NC, passed on November 15, 2017 at home with his wife, Carolyn Hussey Gaines Travers at his side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Pines Chapel Missionary Baptist Church 502 E. Hamlet Street, Pinetops NC with Rev. William Keys officiating. Burial will follow in the Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery, 4965 US-258 Farmville, NC. Public viewing will be at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, 805, Nash Street East in Wilson on Friday, November 24, 2017 from 2 to 7 p.m. Viewing at the church will be from 11 a.m. to the time of the funeral with family visitation from 12 noon to 1 p.m. The family will assemble on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the home for the procession to the church.

He is survived by: wife, Carolyn of the home; his trusted and protective little campanion...his dog Thomasina "Tom" Travers of the home; one son, Deon Travers of Waldorf, MD; a special grandson, Charles Wood of Waldorf, MD; three brothers, Harold Travers of  Washington DC, William Travers  of White Plains, MD, and Ricky Travers [Margaret] of Upper Marlboro, MD; two sisters, Eleanor Newman of Largo, MD and Carolyn Travers of Bowie, MD; two stepbrothers, Steven Williams [Yolanda] of San Antonio, TX and Alan F. Williams of Landover Hills, MD; four stepsisters, Barbara B. Anderson of Landover Hills, MD, Claudia Burley, Yvonne Williams Mickle [Lee], and Eunice Richardson [Lee] all of Washington, D. C.; one aunt, Lucille Hackney of Philadelphia, PA; four sisters -in- law, Queen Dancy, [James] of Corona, New York, Margaret Jenkins and Annie Davis [William] of Pinetops, NC, and Peggy H. Bowen [Percy] of Wilson, NC; two brothers-in-law, John Hussey of Pinetops, NC and Milton Hussey [Kenyata] of Wilson, NC; special friends, Billy Cobb and Joe Fogel; a special nephew, Jesse Travers Smith of Brandywine, MD, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, friends, and neighbors. Direct condolences to edwardscares.com. Professional and personal services are entrusted to Edwards Funeral Home, 805 Nash St. East in Wilson, NC.