621 N Brindlee Mountain Pkwy, Arab, AL

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About Melton Tax Services

A family tax practice on Brindlee Mountain for more than six decades

What began as Rodney V. Melton’s part-time accounting work grew into the office Arab knows at 621 N Brindlee Mountain Parkway.  Today his family and staff carry that work forward.[1,2]

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Our story

It started with one man and a second job

Rodney V. Melton was born in Excel, Alabama, in 1930 and grew up in Mobile.  He served in the Army during the Korean War and went on to graduate from Spring Hill College.  From there he built a career of 30 years in federal service, first at Brookley Air Force Base and later at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, where he served in the Hellfire Project Office.[1]

All the while, alongside his federal work, he kept doing accounting part-time.  That work grew into Rodney V. Melton & Associates, and he led and served the practice for more than 62 years before retiring at 88.  Beyond the office, he was a president of the Jaycees and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Arab Rotary Club.[1,2]

Rodney died in Arab on December 1, 2025, at 95.[1,2] The office he built carries on as Melton Tax Services.  It is still on Brindlee Mountain Parkway, and it still answers the phone with the same promise: We Work For You.[7]

Rodney V. Melton, founder
Rodney V. Melton, founder

Timeline

From Excel to Arab

  1. 1930

    Born in Excel, Alabama

    Rodney V. Melton is born on September 28, 1930, in Excel, Alabama.  He grows up in Mobile.[1,2]

  2. Korean War

    Army service and college

    He serves in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, then graduates from Spring Hill College.[1]

  3. Federal years

    Brookley and Redstone

    His federal career takes him from Brookley Air Force Base to Redstone Arsenal, where he serves in the Hellfire Project Office.  Along the way he also works part-time in accounting, and he goes on to complete 30 years of federal service.[1]

  4. The early years

    The practice takes shape

    His part-time accounting work grows into Rodney V. Melton & Associates, the practice he would lead and serve for more than 62 years.[1,2]

  5. 1994

    BBB accreditation

    The office is accredited by the Better Business Bureau on June 29, 1994.[3]

  6. 2003

    Incorporated at 621 N Brindlee Mountain Parkway

    Rodney V. Melton, Inc. is registered with the Alabama Secretary of State on January 30, 2003, with its office at 621 N Brindlee Mountain Parkway in Arab.[4]

  7. At 88

    Rodney retires

    Rodney retires from the practice at the age of 88.[1,2]

  8. 2025

    Remembering Rodney

    Rodney V. Melton passes away in Arab on December 1, 2025, at 95.[1,2]

  9. 2026

    Melton Tax Services

    The office carries on as Melton Tax Services, with the same people, the same address and the same motto: We Work For You.[7]

Tonja Melton Hollaway, Senior Accountant
Tonja Melton Hollaway, Senior Accountant[6]

The family behind the office

Rodney’s daughter, still at the desk

Rodney’s daughter, Tonja Melton Hollaway, is the office’s Senior Accountant, and her husband, Dewayne Hollaway, is its Electronic Filing Coordinator.[1,6] Together with the rest of the staff, they keep the practice Rodney started running the way he ran it: with personal attention, one return, one family and one business at a time.

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In the community, on the record

  • Arab Chamber of CommerceA member of the Arab Chamber of Commerce.[5]
  • BBB accredited since 1994Accredited by the Better Business Bureau since June 29, 1994.[3]
  • Accredited Tax PreparerThe office displays the ATP credential of the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation.[7]
  • Rotary and JayceesRodney was a Paul Harris Fellow of the Arab Rotary Club and a president of the Jaycees.[1]

Around the office

The Melton Tax Services office at 621 N Brindlee Mountain Parkway, Arab
Our office on Brindlee Mountain Parkway
An early photo of the practice
The practice in its early years
Rodney V. Melton at work
Rodney at his desk
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Sources

Facts on this page come from these public records, checked in September 2026.

  1. Obituary of Rodney V. Melton, Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel, December 3, 2025
  2. Obituary of Rodney Melton, The Arab Tribune, December 10, 2025
  3. Better Business Bureau business profile (accreditation date)
  4. Alabama Secretary of State, business entity record: Rodney V. Melton, Inc.
  5. Arab Chamber of Commerce member directory
  6. Our Team page (staff names and titles)
  7. Melton Tax Services (the office), 2026