Elbert-Franklin County GaArchives Obituaries.....Merrell, Patsey (Chandler) [Mrs. Ben S.] September 11, 1879
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"The Carroll County Times"
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, SEPTEMBER 19, 1879

LOCAL News

Died at the residence of her son W. W. Merrell in Carroll county, Georgia on 
the 11th day of September 1879, Mrs. Patsey Merrell, aged 84 years, 8 months 
and 7 days.

The subject of the above notice was born in the state of Virginia. She was 
the eldest of a family of eight children, daughter of Joseph and Sarah 
Chandler, sister to Thomas Chandler, Esq., of Carrollton, Georgia and Rev. 
Asa Chandler of Elbert county, deceased. Only two of her brothers and 
sisters survive her, Thomas Chandler and her sister Nancy Beall.

When she was only two years of age her parents removed from Virginia to 
Franklin county, Georgia. On the 28th of February 1813 she was married to 
Ben S. Merrell. In 1814 she obtained a hope in Christ and was baptized by 
Rev. Dosier Thornton and united with the Baptist church at Popular Spring, 
Franklin county, Georgia. In 1832 she removed to Carroll county and became 
by letter, a member of the Baptist church at Concord. When the division of 
the Baptist church took place the church to which she belonged went with the 
? ? missionary departure and she remained a member in full fellowship with 
that church till her death. Her husband, Benjamin S. Merrell died on the 
25th of September 1853. She has ever since made her home with her son W.W. 
Merrell until the time of her death.

She was the mother of ten children, only five of whom survive her. She had 
more than seventy grandchildren and of great grandchildren more than twice 
that number and one great great grandchild.

It may be truly said of her she was the devoted wife, the kind and 
affectionate mother, the gentle and abiding neighbor, the helper and friend 
of the needy, and best of all, a consistent and humble Christian. For 
sixty-five years she lived a life of devotion to the cause of the savior and 
when the summons came, fell asleep in Jesus. Her gentle spirit is gone to 
hear its welcome "well done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the 
house of the Lord." W.W. Roop

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LOCAL News

DEATH OF MRS. PATSEY MERRELL

We published elsewhere an obituary notice of Mrs. Patsey Merrell, mother of 
Hon. W.W. Merrell, who died at his residence Wednesday of last week. Mrs. 
Merrell was one of the oldest settlers of Carroll county, having moved here 
in 1832. She had lived with her son W. W. Merrell since the death of her 
husband and was kindly and tenderly cared for by him in her declining years. 
She died, we learn, in the full possession of her faculties and in the faith 
in which she lived. She was visited by friends and acquaintances in her last 
illness, who were very kind to her. She was buried on the 12th inst. at the 
family burial ground, the services being conducted by the Rev. W.W. Roop.


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