Bessie Ruth Merritt Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Bessie Ruth Merritt of Granger, Indiana, who passed away on December 16, 2023, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bessie Ruth Merritt to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Glenn Overton and Mary Lee Cottrell (Bramble); her brother Charles; and her sister-in-law Linda Cottrell. She is survived by: her husband Norman Harry Merritt; her children, Norman Dennis Merritt (Mary) and Kathleen Ann Merritt; her grandchildren, N. Dennis Merritt, Douglas Arthur Merritt (Ann), Natalie Elizabeth Merritt-Sullivan (Christopher) and Nathan Daniel Merritt; her great grandchildren, Aaron Patrick Merritt, Noah Christopher Sullivan, Amelia Bryn Merritt, Ivy Elizabeth Sullivan and Keegan Heath Sullivan; her nieces, Charlene Cottrell-Lanning (Gale), Debbie Cottrell-Metzger and Diana Cottrell; and her nephew Andrew Cottrell.
The family asks that donations be made to Wreaths Across America for Veteran's at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
