O’Leamon Merritt, 100, of Paris passed from this life Friday, August 13, 2021 at Retreat at Kenwood Assisted Living in Texarkana, Texas.
Mr. Merritt was born March 07, 1921 to Leonard M. and Emma Winn Merritt. The centenarian was preceded in death by his parents, wives Sallie Cole Merritt, Mary Evelyn Collier Merritt, and special companion and life long friend Dorothy Tillie, brothers Earnest Leon Merritt, and Leonard Haskell Merritt, and a niece Theresa Merritt Lott. He is survived by two nieces Brenda Jarnagin of Lubbock, Texas, and Judith Merritt Davis of Texarkana, Texas.
Mr. Merritt served in the United States Army from 1943-1946 engaged in France and Germany. He returned to Paris where he worked at Everybody Texaco, Grand Auto, and Campbell Soup where he retired in 1983.
A family cemetery service with military honors will be Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the Evergreen Chapel of Evergreen Cemetery in Paris under the direction of Bright-Holland Funeral Home.
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