Melvin Caldwell age 74 of passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born on October 15, 1944 in Edna, Kansas the son of Lloyd Wayne and Hazel (McCoy) Caldwell. Graveside service & interment will be held 2:00 P.M., Friday, March 1, 2019 at Baxter Springs Cemetery, in Baxter Springs, Kansas with Rev. Ray Clonts, officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Miami.