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Submitted: 5/9/20 • Approved: 5/9/20 • Last Updated: 5/12/20 • R262648-G262648-S3
April 12, 1912 - May 20, 2002
Wife of Toxi W Merritt
BOGALUSA — Lona Rebecca Woodward Merritt, 90, a native of Seminary, MS, and long-time resident of Bogalusa died Monday at The Medical Center in Mesquite, Texas.
She is survived by a son, Dudley Hartzog of Mesquite; two sisters, Alma Birdwell of Pine and Freddie Creel of Pine; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Otis E. Hartzog; her second husband, Archie L. Jones; third husband, Toxie Merritt; a son, David Hartzog; her parents, Gabril Woodward and Caroline Crosby; two sisters, Vera Woodward and Leatha Cotton; and three brothers, G. S. Woodward, B. J. Woodward and Robert Woodward.
Visitation will be at Brown-McGehee Funeral Home today from 5-10 p.m. and tomorrow from 8 a.m. until the service at 11 a.m. Bro. Otha Schilling will officiate.
Interment will follow in Nobles Cemetery at Pine.
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Contributed on 5/9/20 by billsully060
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