Complex sentence: Melton was born in Houston, Texas on March 19,1949, graduating from high school there before moving to Nacogdoches, Texas to earn a BA at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Split into simpler sentences: Melton was born in Houston, Texas on March 19,1949, graduating from high school there. He moved to Nacogdoches, Texas to earn a BA at Stephen F. Austin State University.