Funeral services for Caldwell County native 89-year old James Huel Merrick, of the Clear Springs community of Graves County, will be Monday afternoon, August 29, at 1:00 at Caldwell Blue Spring Baptist Church in Princeton.
Burial will follow in the Merrick Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday afternoon, August 28, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Morgan’s Funeral Home in Princeton, and visitation will begin Monday morning, August 29, at 11:00 at the church.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Margaret Stroube Merrick, his sons Tim Merrick (Barbara) of Hickory; Todd Merrick (Regina) of Marion; Trent Merrick (Bridgetti) of Mayfield; grandchildren Evan Merrick (Liz) of Symsonia; Marianne Rentfro (Jonathan) of Hickory; Emily Merrick Jay (Ben) of Brooklyn, New York; Ellen Merrick of Evansville, Indiana; Lindee Hartsfield (Jake) of Farmington; Cooper Merrick of Mayfield; Paige Buchanan (Thad) of Calvert City, and great grandchildren Kylie, Kaden, Kenton, and Kinzie Merrick; Kinlee and Jaydee Hartsfield; and Ember and Bowman Rentfro.
He is also survived by sisters and brothers Pearl Dixon of Henderson, Lillian Wallace Hale of Hopkinsville, Don Merrick of Symsonia, Katherine Keefer of Richmond, VA; Linda Harrell Curvin of Chattanooga, TN; and Randall Merrick (Sue) of Princeton; as well as many nieces and nephews.
