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Ms. Melisa Gay Conyer, 63, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.
She was of the Baptist faith. She was a transplant coordinator for Vanderbilt Hospital for 40 years. She loved doing crafts, travel, the beach and family.
She is survived by her mother Peggy Conyer: sister Mel Conyer (Ted) Gillum; brother Mike (Vicki) Conyer of Paducah; nephews, Tyler Porter of Odenville, AL. and Drew (Hannah) Conyer of Paducah; nieces. Emily (Frank) of Monticello, KY, Katelyn Gillum of Frederick, MD, Chelsey Gillum of Owensboro, KY.; great- nieces, Emma Jane Phillips, Maggie Anne Phillips, Libby Rose Phillips and great-nephew Warner Conyer.
She was preceded in death by her father David “Dave” Conyer.
Funeral Services will be Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors and Cremation Services. Friends may visit with the family from 12:00 PM until the funeral hour at Boyd Funeral Directors and Cremation Services.
Condolences may be left on line at boydfuneraldirectors.com.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Liver Transplant Patient Assistance Fund at Vanderbilt Transplant Center. Checks may be made payable to “VUMC” and sent to Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Attention: Ed Zavala, 805 Oxford House, 1313 21st Avenue South Nashville, TN 37232-4745
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