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| | A Mother By Love; A Pioneer By Heart |
 | | Melanie leaves behind a husband, David Brown, seven daughters and four sons: Christina Burkhart, Carolyn Renee Brown, Heather Nicole Brown, Helen Aleigha Brown, Odessa Jennetta Brown, Kendra Elaine Brown, Megan Rein Brown, Maxwell Allan Brown, Christopher Lee Lyons-Brown, Kyle David Brown and Isiah Justin Brown. |
 | | Melanie and David were foster parents who adopted seven of their foster children. |
 | | Melanie, along with her husband, was also a foster parent mentor, guiding other parents into fostering needy children in Kentucky. |
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