ST. CHARLES PARISH, LA.Obituary For MERRITT, WARREN FRANKLIN, JRSubmitted By: Louis LavedanSource: The St. Charles Herald Guide, St. Charles Parish, La.Published: May 10, 2012===================================================================䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀⸀  䄀氀氀 爀椀最栀琀猀 爀攀猀攀爀瘀攀搀⸀http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀甀猀最攀渀眀攀戀⸀漀爀最⼀瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀⼀挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀⸀猀栀琀洀氀=======================================================================一伀吀䔀㨀 䤀昀 愀 倀栀漀琀漀 椀猀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 愀渀 漀戀椀琀甀愀爀礀 爀攀挀漀爀搀Ⰰ 愀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 渀漀琀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀included with the record. 㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀 䴀䔀刀刀䤀吀吀圀愀爀爀攀渀 䘀爀愀渀欀氀椀渀 䴀攀爀爀椀琀琀 䨀爀⸀Ⰰ 愀昀昀攀挀琀椀漀渀愀琀攀氀礀 欀渀漀眀渀 愀猀 匀欀攀攀琀攀爀 戀礀 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 愀渀搀 family, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the age of 84.Merritt was a native of Galveston and a resident of Llano, Texas since 1993. He 眀愀猀 戀漀爀渀 䐀攀挀攀洀戀攀爀 ㌀㄀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㈀㜀 琀漀 圀愀爀爀攀渀 䘀爀愀渀欀氀椀渀 䴀攀爀爀椀琀琀 匀爀⸀ 愀渀搀 䴀椀氀搀爀攀搀 ⠀䠀愀礀⤀ Merritt in Temple, Texas. Skeeter was a graduate of Ball High School in Galveston, an Army veteran and a 最爀愀搀甀愀琀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 漀昀 吀攀砀愀猀 椀渀 䄀甀猀琀椀渀⸀ 䤀渀 ㄀㤀㔀㔀Ⰰ 栀攀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 攀洀瀀氀漀礀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 Union Carbide, retiring in 1991 after 36 years. His job with Carbide gave him 琀栀攀 漀瀀瀀漀爀琀甀渀椀琀礀 琀漀 氀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 洀愀欀攀 洀愀渀礀 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 椀渀 吀攀砀愀猀Ⰰ 䰀漀甀椀猀椀愀渀愀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 圀攀猀琀 Virginia. However, his happiest years were spent during his retirement at his 栀漀洀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䰀氀愀渀漀 刀椀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 愀 瀀氀愀挀攀 眀栀攀爀攀 栀攀 搀攀挀氀愀爀攀搀 栀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 猀瀀攀渀搀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀琀 漀昀 his life. Since moving to Llano in 1993, he has been a member of Grace 䔀瀀椀猀挀漀瀀愀氀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 栀攀 眀愀猀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䌀甀爀猀椀氀氀漀 䴀漀瘀攀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 䬀愀椀爀漀猀 倀爀椀猀漀渀 Ministry, and numerous other church related activities.He was past chairman of Llano New Horizons, a member of the Llano Noon Lions 䌀氀甀戀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 䴀攀愀氀猀 漀渀 圀栀攀攀氀猀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀Ⰰ 琀漀 渀愀洀攀 樀甀猀琀 愀 昀攀眀 漀昀 栀椀猀 洀愀渀礀 activities and achievements. He was most recently an enthusiastic supporter and 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀渀琀 椀渀 䌀愀爀攀最椀瘀攀爠ᤀ猀 䐀愀礀 伀甀琀 椀渀 䰀氀愀渀漀⸀ Skeeter was an avid football fan, a supporter of Llano High School Yellow 䨀愀挀欀攀琀猀Ⰰ 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 漀昀 吀攀砀愀猀 䰀漀渀最栀漀爀渀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀攀渀 䈀愀礀 倀愀挀欀攀爀猀⸀䠀攀 椀猀 猀甀爀瘀椀瘀攀搀 戀礀 栀椀猀 戀攀氀漀瘀攀搀 眀椀昀攀 漀昀 㘀　 礀攀愀爀猀Ⰰ 䘀爀愀渀挀攀猀 䠀椀猀挀栀攀 䴀攀爀爀椀琀琀 漀昀 Llano, Texas; one daughter, Lynn Merritt Gaudet and husband Steve Gaudet of St. 䘀爀愀渀挀椀猀瘀椀氀氀攀㬀 琀栀爀攀攀 猀漀渀猀Ⰰ 䐀愀瘀椀搀 圀愀爀爀攀渀 䴀攀爀爀椀琀琀 愀渀搀 眀椀昀攀 䔀氀愀椀渀攀 䨀愀挀欀猀漀渀 漀昀 Amargosa Valley, Nevada, Michael Sidney (Mickey) Merritt of Houston, Texas and 䔀搀眀愀爀搀 䬀攀氀氀礀 䴀攀爀爀椀琀琀 漀昀 匀漀甀琀栀 䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀琀漀渀Ⰰ 圀攀猀琀 嘀椀爀最椀渀椀愀㬀 漀渀攀 猀椀猀琀攀爀Ⰰ 䰀漀椀猀 Merritt Odell and husband Jack of Stephenville, Texas; 13 grandchildren, 12 最爀攀愀琀 最爀愀渀搀挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 愀渀搀 渀甀洀攀爀漀甀猀 渀椀攀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 渀攀瀀栀攀眀猀⸀ 䠀攀 眀愀猀 瀀爀攀挀攀搀攀搀 椀渀 搀攀愀琀栀 戀礀 漀渀攀 猀漀渀Ⰰ 䐀愀渀椀攀氀 一漀爀洀愀渀 䴀攀爀爀椀琀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 戀礀 栀椀猀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀猀 Reverend Warren Franklin Merritt, Sr. and Mildred Hay Merritt.A memorial service was held at Waldrope Hatfield Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel 漀渀 匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀Ⰰ 䴀愀礀 㔀Ⰰ ㈀　㄀㈀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 爀攀挀攀瀀琀椀漀渀 昀漀氀氀漀眀攀搀 愀琀 䜀爀愀挀攀 䔀瀀椀猀挀漀瀀愀氀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 椀渀 Llano, Texas. A private burial followed.Memorials may be made to Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 1200 Oatman 匀琀爀攀攀琀Ⰰ 䰀氀愀渀漀Ⰰ 吀攀砀愀猀 㜀㠀㘀㐀㌀⸀䌀爀攀洀愀琀椀漀渀 愀爀爀愀渀最攀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 搀椀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 圀愀氀搀爀漀瀀攀ⴀ䠀愀琀昀椀攀氀搀ⴀ䠀愀眀琀栀漀爀渀攀 Funeral Homes, Inc. Llano, Texas.===================