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Submitted: 8/24/10 • Approved: 9/25/10 • Last Updated: 8/6/12 • R364879-G114322-S3
Myrl
21 May 1919 - 18 Sep 2009
Cookeville, Tenn~~Myrl Ruth Merrell, 90, of Cookeville, formerly of Wynne, died Friday evening, Sept 18, 2009, at Cookville Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Merrill was born 21 May 1919, at Ida to James Jefferson and Martha Elizabeth Burgess Reed. In 1992 she came to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Caroly and Willard Cummings of Cookeville. Mrs Merrell was a homemaker and a member of the Taylor Seminary Freewill Baptist Church in Putnam County, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lee Roy Merrell; son Robert Merrell; sister, Rosanna Reed Neal; and six brothers, Alfred Reed, James Reed, Lewis Reed, John Reed, Buel Reed, and Guy Reed. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Willard Cummings of Cookeville; son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Frances Merrell of Wynne, daughter-in-law, Olivia Merrell of Conway, six grandaughters and their husbands, Debbie (Dave) Blessman of Gordonsbille, Tenn., Lana (Steve) Brookshire of Maryville, Tenn., Amber (Bobby) Gilmore of Greenbrier, Belinda (Terry) Tacker of Cherokee Village, Angie (Larry) White of Harrisburg and Diana (Rick) Yarborough of Wynne; four grandsons, Jeffery (Denise) Merrell, Terry (Charlotte) Merrell, Paul (Robin) Merrell, and Dean Merrell, all of Arkansas; eight great-granddaughters, Kimberly Tacker McKinnes, Kattie Tacker, Ashley White Smith, Bailey McCorkle, Tia Merrell, Tyler Merrell, Sara Vigil and Olivia Merrell, 10 great-grandsons, David Keith Gilmore, Jason Tacker, Jonathan Tacker, Larry White, Jr, Ryan McCorkle, Josh Merrell, Andrew Merrell, Cody Davis, Paul Merrell, Jr and Brandon Merrell; and several great-great grandchildren. Funeral services are 2 pm Monday in Kernodle Funeral Home at Wynne. Interment will follow in Ellis Chapel Cemetery at Wynne. John Witcher and Bobby Gilmore will officiate. Visitation is from 1 pm until time of service Monday in the funeral home. Hooper-Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements om Tennessee. Kernodle Funeral Home of Wynne in charge of loal arrangements.
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