Age 44, Elgin - Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church, Elgin, with Kris Lamle, Pastor, officiating. Mrs. Cudd passed away August 12, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. after a 4 ½ year battle with brain cancer with her family and friends at her side. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Purdy Cemetery, south of Lindsay, Oklahoma, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home of Fletcher (formerly Robbins Funeral Home). A fellowship will follow the graveside service at the Erin Springs Baptist Church. Melody was born June 4, 1964 to Jim and Barbara England at Lindsay, Oklahoma. She lived all her childhood in Lindsay and married Bryan Craig Cudd on May 22, 1982 in Lindsay. From this union they had two beautiful daughters, Jessica Danese (Cudd) Helzer, and Taylor Bryanne Cudd. Melody was employed upon graduation from high school at Oklahoma Electric Co-op in Norman, Oklahoma. She and her husband moved to Elgin, Oklahoma, where she worked for the City of Lawton from 1991 to 2004 until diagnosed and reluctantly retired. Prior to her illness Melody was working toward a court reporting certification. Melody was very active in her faith and in her years made many Christian friends. Her strong faith in God carried her through this battle and she never complained about her illness or her fate. She was a past member of the Erin Springs Baptist Church and at the time of her death was a member of the First Baptist Church, Elgin. Melody loved every moment she could spend with her family and friends, water skiing, craft shows and most of all a vacation to Hawaii with her family. Melody was a rock in her family and arranged all special events. This attribute has and will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband, of the home; two daughters, Taylor Cudd, of the home, and her friend, Gabe, Elgin, and Jessica Helzer and husband John, Elgin; her parents, Jim and Barbara England, Lindsay; two brothers and sisters in law, Jimmy Dewayne and Kay England, Lindsay, and Bob and Sonya England, Elgin; a sister and brother in law, Rena' and Dan Linehan, Norman; her father in law and mother in law, Jerry and Theda Cudd, Lindsay; a brother in law and sister in law, Roger and Lori Cudd, Purcell, Oklahoma; many nieces and nephews, Bobby Joe England, II, Steven, Scott, Nic and Jessica England, Carly VanHooser, Josie Linehan, and Jill, Emily and Jeremy Cudd. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Claude and Francis England, Willie and Lillie Condit and one nephew, Anthony Adam England. Melody had many friends. Some of her lifelong friends included: Brent and Gail Taylor and children of Maypearl, Texas; Dewayne and Laura Atwell and sons of Tomball, Texas; Keith and Cindy Herriage and children, Elgin; Charles and Jo Barton and children of Lexington, Oklahoma; Dan Roper, Elgin. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cleo Craig Memorial Cancer Research Foundation, 5002 SW Lee Blvd, Lawton OK 73505 or to Victory Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 769, Elgin OK 73538.