Coffee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Merritt, Annie Ruth Fussell October 27, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kimberly Jowers Evans http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008472 December 19, 2024, 10:18 pm www.simsfuneralhome.org Ruth Merritt July 19, 1924 - October 27, 2010 Ruth Merritt Obituary Annie Ruth Merritt, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Summers Landing after an extended illness. Mrs. Merritt was a member of DeBerry Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was born on July 19, 1924 to the late James Leonard and Annie Roe Ella Day Fussell. She was preceded in death by husband: Thomas Amos Merritt and a daughter: Tressy Merritt Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 29, 2010 in the Chapel of Sims Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. with burial in the New Hope Church Cemetery. Survivors include: daughters: Lunelle Beecher, Augusta, GA, Carolyn Bryson, Habersham County, GA and Faye Merritt Nugent, Douglas, GA; son: James Merritt, Broxton, GA; seven grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at Sims Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sims Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Additional Comments: Family Members Parents Leonard Jackson Fussell 1875–1940 Annie Roella "Ella" Day Fussell 1885–1950 Spouse Thomas Amos Merritt 1925–1973 Siblings Emory Jackson Fussell Sr 1905–1976 Infant Fussell 1906–1906 Mary Alice Fussell Merritt 1909–1993 Henry G. Fussell 1911–1911 Louise Fussell Harper 1912–2001 Aletha Fussell Harper 1921–2001 Minnie Fussell Bussey 1926–2005 Children Lounelle "Elle" Merritt Beecher 1943–2019 James Merritt 1947–2016 Trescenia Merritt 1963–1985 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/coffee/obits/m/merritt11466gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb