Individual Details
JT MERRELL
(23 Nov 1908 - 13 Nov 1988)
Listed as James T. in the 1920 census.
Events
| Birth | 23 Nov 1908 | Clarke County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 9 Dec 1929 | Jones County, MS - Vannah Gertrude MERRILL |  | ||
| Death | 13 Nov 1988 | Laurel, Jones County, MS |  | | |
| Burial | Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Jasper County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Vannah Gertrude MERRILL (1908 - 1995) |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Death
J. T. Merrell, 79, of Heidelberg, died Nov. 13 at Jones County Community Hospital. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Shady Grove First Baptist Church in Vossburg, with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Sharber Smith will officiate. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was a member of Shady Grove First Baptist Church in Vossburg, where he served as a deacon. He is survived by his widow, Vannah M. Merrell of Heidelberg, sons, Gilbert Merrell of New Hebron and Tracy Merrell of Laurel; a daughter, Martha Merrell Furr of Newport News, Va; a nephew, Fred Merrell; nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be W.J. Loper, James Allen Thomas, Frank Herrington, Calvis Rowell, Joey Merrell and Marty Merrell. James K. Leggett and Hayden Hinson will serve as honorary pallbearers. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m. today at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Heidelberg, which is in charge of arrangements.The Laurel Leader-Call, Laurel, Mississippi, Nov 14, 1988
Endnotes
1. The Clarke County Tribune, Quitman, Mississippi, December 13, 1929.
2. The Laurel Leader-Call, Laurel, Mississippi, November 14, 1988.
3. findagrave.com.