Teen girl rescued after 80 hours under Turkey rubble as emotional father looks on: ‘‘My dear, my dear!’ Melda Adtas found cold, bruised and pale, her face covered in dust from mounds of rubble ...

But more than 80 hours later, 16-year-old Melda Adtas was pulled out alive, leaving her overjoyed father in tears and the grieving nation cheering an agonisingly rare piece of good news after ...

Melda “the purple lady” Starkey; loving mother of Dale (Jean) and Chris (Eva); dear grandmother of Melanie and Jena. Visitation Thursday, May 12, from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Christian Funeral Home ...