Raymond Therel Merrell

November 6, 1936 - December 9, 2016

Mr. Raymond Therel Merrell, formerly of Wynne, died Friday, December 9, 2016 in Harrisburg, Arkansas; he was 80. Raymond was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas on November 6, 1936 to Lee Roy Merrell and Myrl Ruth Reed Merrell. He was a carpenter and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Franklin Merrell of Harrisburg, son, Jeffery Merrell and wife Denise of Cherry Valley, daughters, Angie White and husband Larry of Highland, Belinda Tacker and husband Terry of Harrisburg, Diana Yarbrough and husband Rick of Wynne, and sister, Carolyn Cummings of Cookville, TN, 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Myrl Ruth Merrell and brother, Robert Merrell. Visitation will be Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 5 to 7 PM at Kernodle Funeral Home. Funeral services will be on Monday, December 12, 2016 at 2 PM at Kernodle Funeral Home with burial in Ellis Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Carl Baldwin and Rev. Ray D. Davis will officiate.