Melvin "Hank" Franklin Gravitt, 87, of Bear Creek, passed away Thursday May 22, 2025. He was retired from Amerigas and enjoyed working his mules and horses.
Visitation will be Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 12 - 2 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home in Haleyville. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will follow in Bear Creek Cemetery.
He is survived by his sons, Wendell Gravitt and Dewayne Gravitt; stepdaughters, Patricia Oliver, Kathy Knight and Paula (Mike) Lawrence; 9 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren and a host of extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Leon Gravitt and Susie Katherine Phillips Gravitt; daughter, Jimmie Diane Aderholt; grandson, Matthew Lawrence; granddaughter, Shebra Hosler; brothers and sisters, Gilbert, Lillian, Loyd, Mildred, Travis, Elliott, Louise and Inez and his wife, Patricia Gail Gravitt who passed away April 16, 2025.
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