Merle was born on June 7, 1936, in Stringer, Mississippi, but moved to the Ovett area with her family in 1950. She graduated from Whitfield School in 1954 as salutatorian of her class. Merle married Eugene L. "Junior" Brewer, Jr. in 1953. They were married for 53 years until his death in 2007. Merle was retired from Ellisville State School where she worked in food service for 11 years.
Merle was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Ellisville. She and her husband worked with the youth department for several years and touched many lives. She also taught Sunday school for almost 20 years before her declining health made her housebound. She enjoyed leading Bible studies in the church as well as at Jones County Rest Home in Ellisville.
Merle was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Leonard "Junior" Brewer; and son, Willie E. "Gene" Brewer; parents, Willie and Maggie Ruth Crosby; and brothers, Elton B. "Billy Ray" Crosby and Arthur Ray Crosby.
She is survived by her sons, Marlon Brewer of Ovett and Dexter (Mary) Bender of Petal; daughter, Tammie Brewer (Billy) James of Laurel; grandchildren, Heather James (Shaun) McLain of Waynesboro, Morgan Brewer of Hattiesburg, and Allyson Brewer of Purvis; great grandchildren, Kaelyn Conkle, Avarie Conkle, Finn McLain, and Colt McLain, all of Waynesboro; and a host of loving nieces and nephews residing in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
SOURCE: Jones and Son Funeral Home; Richton, MS (21 December 2023)
Merle was born on June 7, 1936, in Stringer, Mississippi, but moved to the Ovett area with her family in 1950. She graduated from Whitfield School in 1954 as salutatorian of her class. Merle married Eugene L. "Junior" Brewer, Jr. in 1953. They were married for 53 years until his death in 2007. Merle was retired from Ellisville State School where she worked in food service for 11 years.
Merle was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Ellisville. She and her husband worked with the youth department for several years and touched many lives. She also taught Sunday school for almost 20 years before her declining health made her housebound. She enjoyed leading Bible studies in the church as well as at Jones County Rest Home in Ellisville.
Merle was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Leonard "Junior" Brewer; and son, Willie E. "Gene" Brewer; parents, Willie and Maggie Ruth Crosby; and brothers, Elton B. "Billy Ray" Crosby and Arthur Ray Crosby.
She is survived by her sons, Marlon Brewer of Ovett and Dexter (Mary) Bender of Petal; daughter, Tammie Brewer (Billy) James of Laurel; grandchildren, Heather James (Shaun) McLain of Waynesboro, Morgan Brewer of Hattiesburg, and Allyson Brewer of Purvis; great grandchildren, Kaelyn Conkle, Avarie Conkle, Finn McLain, and Colt McLain, all of Waynesboro; and a host of loving nieces and nephews residing in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
SOURCE: Jones and Son Funeral Home; Richton, MS (21 December 2023)
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