Mrs. Dera Merrill

September 7, 1948 - January 27, 2018

Mrs. Dera Ann Merrill, of Graham, Alabama, passed away on Janurary 27, 2018. She was 69. Mrs. Merrill was born on September 7, 1948 in Graham to the late Onie Velon and Frances Williams. She was a loving wife, mother, and homemaker and was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers and sister-in-law, Blake and Betty Williams and Leon Williams; her sister and brother-in-law, Etherean and Fred Smith; and many nieces and nephews. Survivors include her husband, Robert Donell Merrill; her daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Greg Morgan, Shannon and Barry Simpson, and Sheila and Eric Lovvorn; her grandchildren, Brittany Fancier and her husband, John, Kristin Dumond, Noah Morgan, Adam Simpson, Jordan Simpson, Erica Lovvorn, Brent Lovvorn, and Maura Lovvorn; and her brother and sister-in-law, Thamous and Joyce Williams. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. (Alabama Time). Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Prior to the service, Mrs. Merrill’s body will lie-in-state at the church from 12:00 p.m. till the funeral hour. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, January 29, 2018 from 3:00 till 7:00 p.m. (Alabama Time). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Merrill’s memory to the Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery Fund (81 Co Rd 421, Newell, AL 36280).