Melanie Tuttle joined Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home in Collinsville, IL in September 2021, as a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer Apprentice. She completed her apprenticeship through the Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home and became a fully licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in 2023. She graduated from Southwestern Illinois College in 2015, with an Associates in Sciences degree, then graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 2017, with a degree in Mortuary Science. Melanie resides in Collinsville, IL with her son Quentin.