Buster, just a short note to let everyone know that Chad Merrill's father passed away about 9:30 am this morning (Sunday) in Greensboro,N.C. fron congestive heart failure. He is my wife's uncle! They are returning the body to Camden tonight and I think the funeral will probably be sometime Wednesday. Hope you will pass this along to our classmates and teammates.
Thanks!
Dan Stuber
[update]From today's The State:
Willard Merrell
CAMDEN - Funeral services for Willard Hampton Merrell, 85, will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at Hermitage Baptist Church with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park with Masonic rites. Rev. Condi Richardson and Mark Hopkins will officiate. The family will receive friends, Monday, December 29, 2008, from 6-8:00 p.m. at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made to Hermitage Baptist Church Building Fund, 814 Jefferson Davis Highway, Camden, SC 29020.
Mr. Merrell died Sunday, December 28, 2008. Born in North Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas Lyttle and Jennie Lee Davis Merrell. Mr. Merrell had retired from DuPont and he was a life member of Hermitage Baptist Church where he was a former deacon, Sunday School teacher, choir member, and a member of the building committee in 1953 when the current sanctuary was built, and has held numerous other positions within the church. Mr. Merrell was also a member of Kershaw Lodge #29.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lois Blackwell Merrell of Camden; son, A. Chad Merrell of Greensboro, NC, and his wife, Jo; grandson, Dr. Chad T. Merrell of Greensboro, NC, and his wife, Patricia; great-grandson, Preston Hampton Merrell and great-granddaughter, Mary Grace Merrell. He was predeceased by brothers, Roy Everette Merrell, Jack J. Merrell and Thomas Lyttle Merrell, Jr.
Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
On-line condolences may be sent to the Merrell family by visiting www.kornegayfuneral.com.
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