FRANKLIN, VA – John Melton, 77, of Franklin, VA, a native of Conway, died Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin, VA. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Rising Star Baptist Church, Franklin, VA. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Hood Funeral Home, Conway, is handling the arrangements.