Had five children: David Jr., Davette, Felicia, Niquos and LaRissa.
Distant cousin of David Ruffin, and Jimmy Ruffin.
Best friends with The Temptations band mate Otis Williams, who says that when he
first approached Melvin as teenagers, Melvin actually ran away from
him, thinking he was a gang member who wanted to beat him up for his
money.