Mrs. Peggy Carter Merritt, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in Calcasieu County, LA following an extended illness. Mrs. Merritt was born June 16, 1943 in Alma GA to the late James Harry & Ola Mae Padgett Carter & she is the widow of Jimmy Merritt. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, June 13, 2010 at the Sims Funeral Home Chapel with Burial in the Rocky Pond Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Sims Funeral Home on Saturday, June 12, 2010; calling hours are 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Mrs. Merritt is survived by: son: James Timothy (Ronda Tower) Merritt, Pineville, LA; daughters: Cynthia (Randell Keith) Ziegler, Carlyss, LA, Sheri (Bobby Dale) Boulet, Douglas, GA; mother in law, Lota Harrell Merritt, Douglas, GA; five grandchildren: Jacob Ryan Ziegler, Carlyss, LA, D’Ann Merritt Bryant, Brandon, MS, Cherish Denise Boulet, Douglas, GA, Ethan Hunter Boulet, Douglas, GA and Whitney Leigh Merritt, Pineville, AL; two great granddaughters: Brooklyn Elaine Ziegler and Kinsley Merritt Bryant. Sims Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.