Funeral services for Shirley Parker Merrill, 80, of Monroe will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday September 17, 2022, in the chapel of Dennard First National Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Stoffer officiating. Interment will follow in Lone Cedar Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 until time of service at the funeral home.Shirley was born August 30, 1942, in Winnsboro to the late Isaac David Parker and the late Rosa Cleo Daughdrill Parker and passed from this life September 12, 2022, at M. D. Anderson in Houston, TX.Mrs. Shirley was a member of Lone Cedar Baptist Church and attended Memorial Baptist Church. She was a nursing assistant, a beautician and a member of Labor Locals Union 366.She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Thomas Tracy 'Tommy' Merrill; her grandson Anthony Merrill; siblings, Willis D. 'Corky' Parker, Oakla Messina, Charles 'Thumb' Parker, Peggy Newman, and Gary Parker; daughter-in-law Sharon Merrill; son-in-law, Harold Culberson.Survivors left to cherish her memory include six children: Thomas W. Merrill of Central, Kathy M. Altazan of Purvis, MS, Tracy L. Merrill of Monroe, Tina M. Hopson of Eudora, KS, Renee Davis of Monroe, and Carla Teresa Culberson of Sweetwater, TN; two brothers-in-law Jack Merrill of Deer Park, TX, and Mac Merrill of Beverly Hills, FL; three surrogate daughters Vicki LaMarca, Karen Gibb and Cathy Fox all of Monroe; 21 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.Pallbearers will be Ethan Hatten, Richie Kelly, David Lewis, Paul Lewis, Greg Parker and Ricky Parker.Honorary pallbearers will be Parker Dixon and Joseph Ellerbe.Online condolences may be made at www.dennardfirstnational.com .
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