TRENTON, GA: Mary Ellen (Whitaker) Merrill, age 80, passed away Wednesday June 10, 2020.She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend and a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church.
 
 
 She was preceded in death by her son Rodney Lee Cloud; parents Horace and Dora Whitaker; brothers James “Pee Wee” Whitaker, John Whitaker, and Timmy Whitaker.
 
 
 Survivors include her children Connie (Gary) Mathews, Kim Fairris, and Michael Cloud all of Trenton, GA.; twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren; sisters Linda Conway, Minnie Ott, Geraldine Whitaker; brothers Paul (Becky) Whitaker, Gene (Sue) Whitaker; nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
 
 
 Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday June 13, 2020 at the Bryant Chapel of Moore Funeral Home with Brother Laymond Willoughby officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
 
 
 Visitation will be on Friday from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT and on Saturday from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
 
 
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 Arrangements made by Moore Funeral Home, Bryant, AL.