- Date Of Birth: October 26, 1944
- Date Of Death: May 3, 2021
- City: Okeechobee
- State: Florida
Lenora “Jean” Mellette, 76
Okeechobee – Lenora “Jean” Mellette died May 3, 2021. She was born October 26, 1944, in West Virginia. A resident of Okeechobee since 2005, she was a member of the Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, sewing, spending time with her family and grandchildren, walking her dog, Chance, and watching her husband race.
Mrs. Mellette was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Portus Mellette.
She is survived by her daughter, Angel Nichols (Talley); sons, Little Porty Mellette (Alicia) and Jamie Mellette (Velva); nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Shirley Carlton and Brenda Davis; and many nieces and nephews.