Bonnie Marie Merritt, Pierceton, went home to be with the Lord at 9:20 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at her residence at the age of 81.
She was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Wabash, to Arnold Roxy Eubank and Catherine Marie Grossnickle Eubank. On Aug. 5, 1955, in North Manchester, she was married to James Oscar Merritt, who passed away on April 12, 2013. They were married for 58 years.
Bonnie was a 1954 graduate of Central High School in North Manchester. She was a hard worker her entire life and, along with her husband, she helped to provide for her family. Over the years she had worked in various factories, and was also a cook at Central Jr. High in North Manchester.
She was a member of Lakeland Grace Brethren Church, Warsaw. She will be dearly missed by her friends and family.
She will be lovingly remembered by her two daughters, Christine (husband Jeff) Rodgers, Roseburg, Ore., and Barbara (husband Scott) Dawes, Urbana; two sons, Michael (wife Cindy) Merritt, Turner, Ore., and David L. Merritt, Pierceton; and her son-in-Law, Doug Davenport, Prairie Grove, Ark. She also leaves behind 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and her sister, Ethel (husband Ernie) MacQuiery, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant sister; and a daughter, Cathy Davenport, in 2014.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Lakeland Grace Brethren Church, 2538 S. County Farm Road, Warsaw, and officiated by Pastor Russell Simpson.
A graveside service will follow at Ulrey Memorial Cemetery, Silver Lake.
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Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Indiana Chapter, 50 E. 91st Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240.
Condolences may be sent at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
