CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Samuel Blaine Merritt, 22 Oct 2002
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Samuel B. Merritt

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Samuel Blaine Merritt, 80, of North Augusta, 
died Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at his residence.
Mr. Merritt was a native of Milligan, Tenn., and had resided in South 
Augusta for approximately 47 years prior to moving to North Augusta in 
1995.
Mr. Merritt was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and a Naval Reservist, 
retiring in 1962 as a Chief Petty Officer. He continued as a Civil Service 
employee, serving as a Signal School Instructor at Fort Gordon until 
retiring in the mid-1980s with 40 plus years of service. He was a former 
employee of Plant Vogtle and the Rouse Company at the Augusta Mall. He 
was an avid Amateur Radio Operator, known as "W4SLP", and was a charter 
member and elder of Fleming Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Adelaide Merritt, North Augusta; 
a son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Sharon Merritt, North Augusta; three 
brothers, Otis Merritt, Dothan, Ala., Gordon Merritt, Johnson City, Tenn., 
and Wayne Merritt, Panama City, Fla.; two sisters, Verna McIntyre, Marion, 
Va., and Charlotte Keller, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and a granddaughter, 
Kellie Merritt, Augusta, Ga. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Elliott Sons Funeral Home, (706) 793-0123, is in charge of arrangements.

MERRITT -- Funeral services for Samuel Blaine Merritt, 80, of North 
Augusta, S.C., who went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, 
October 22, 2002, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 25, at Fleming 
Christian Church with Mr. Marshall Bender and Mr. Gary Boyd, ministers, 
officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pallbearers 
will be Deryl Owens, Billy Parham, Bobby Parham, Robert Turner, Joe Salas 
and Vic Reese. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, 
October 24, at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 2524 Lumpkin Road. Friends may 
also call at the residence of his son. If so desired, memorial contributions 
may be made to Fleming Christian Church, 2500 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA 
30906. Elliott Sons Funeral Home, (706) 793-0123, is in charge of 
arrangements.


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