Gynell Hall Merritt, 72, of Fitzgerald, died Thursday, August 13, at Dorminy Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Sunday, August 16, at Crossview Baptist Church, with Rev. Barry Gordon and Rev. Tim Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 7-9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Merritt was born December 5, 1936, in Irwin County, to the late Herman E. “Babe” and Ruby Tomberlin Hall. She was a 1954 graduate of Irwin County High School, moving back to the community in 1972 after traveling with her husband, who served in the U.S. Air Force. Mrs. Merritt was a former employee of Halperin’s Department Store and managed Cato’s. She was a member of Crossview Baptist Church and loved to cook for her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband: Marvin A. Merritt of Fitzgerald; daughter and son-in-law: Susan & Greg Hobbs of the Lands Crossing community in Irwin County; grandchildren: Neysa and Trent Hobbs; brothers and sisters-in-law: Alton & Diane Hall of Mystic and Dennis & Michelle Hall of Virginia Beach, VA; sister and brother-in-law: Kathy & Freddie Crews of Douglas as well as several nieces and nephews.