Blanch Lafern Merrill Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Blanch Lafern Merrill of New Augusta, Mississippi, who passed away on September 11, 2020, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Blanch Lafern Merrill to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Clarence Merrill, Sr. and Nancy Laura Merrill; her siblings, James Merrill, Junior Merrill, Carl Joel Merrill, Theresa Williams, Laquita Beasley, Myrtle Rayborn and Jerry Roberts; and her grandchildren, Devin Rose McSwain and John Clay Hunter McSwain.
She is survived by: her children, Emma Sue McSwain of Richton and Johnny Clayton McSwain, Jr. of New Augusta; her great grandchildren, Skye Smith and Caitlyn Norris; her siblings, Sarah Arnette Cowart of Ocean Springs, Darnell Hill of New Augusta and Wayne Merrill of Petal; and her siblings-in-law, Myrtle Merrill of New Augusta and J. M. Rayborn of Purvis. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
