MERRITT - Mitchell P. Merritt, 47, passed away Saturday evening, January, 2, 2010. He was born November 4, 1962 in Milan, TN and moved to Yulee, FL in 1996 from Saratoga Springs, NY. He was a Desert Storm Veteran and retired from the U. S. Navy with 20 years service as a Chief Petty Officer Nuclear Machinist Mate. Mr. Merritt was the owner of L & M Air Conditioning, Heating & Appliance. He was a member of Blackrock Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday school teacher, youth counselor and church bus driver. He also served on the pastor search committee and the building committee. Mr. Merritt was an assistant baseball coach at Yulee High School during the 2008 and 2009 school years. He will be best remembered as a devoted husband and father. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Merritt of Yulee, FL; a son, Josh Merritt of Fernandina Beach, FL; daughter, Meagan Merritt of Yulee, FL; two stepchildren, Bill Wiegmann of Smithfield, VA and Samantha Wiegmann of Yulee, FL; one brother and sister in law, John and Brenda Merritt of Milan, TN; and a grandson, Hayden Merritt. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a. m. Wednesday, January 6, in the Stephens Chapel at Green Pine Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Bowen officiating. Interment will follow in the family burial estate at Green Pine Cemetery. Full Military Honors will be provided by the U S. Navy. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Arrangements by Green Pine Funeral Home, Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Yulee.