Melissa Mae Cole-Bird, age 44, of Middletown, Ohio, died Thursday July 10, 2014 at Kettering Memorial Hospital. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 13, 1969 to Harlan and Barbara (Davis) Cole. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1988 and was formerly employed with the Shell Station in Monroe, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her father, Harlan Cole, a sister, Joyce Knott, and a brother, Jonathan Cole. Melissa is survived by her husband, Anthony Bird, her mother, Barbara, a sister, Aineta Cole; four special nieces, Kayla Knott, Karri Tipton, Karla Knott, and Karina Knott; great niece, Bayle Tipton; and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Monday July 21, 2014 at the Anderson Funeral Homes, 1357 East Second Street, Franklin, Ohio with Pastor Jamie Cagg officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the funeral home. Please visit www.anderson-fh.com to send an online condolence.[more]