Daughter of Harry J Merk, Sr. and Marguerite Hill Merk. She attended school in Athens and in Winder and graduated from Winder High School as Class Salutatorian in 1945. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 1949 with a BS in Home Economics. She worked in the Home Services Division of Georgia Power Company where she met her husband, Olin Winton Ginn, and they were married in 1954. They moved to the Briarcliff Woods Community of DeKalb County in 1958 where they raised their family. She was a lifelong active member of Shallowford Presbyterian Church, served as Elder, Sunday School Teacher, Circle Club Leader, and Moderator of Shallowford Presbyterian Women. She was active in PTA, Garden Club, Georgia Power Ambassadors, Habitat for Humanity, and Atlanta Ministry for International Students. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Olin; grandson, Stephen Harrison Ginn; brother, Harry Johnston Merk, Jr.; and nephew, James Harry Merk. She is survived by her sons, Candler and his wife, Susan Ginn of Cartersville, GA, and their children, Mary-Frances Morgan (Mike) and Alexander (Sadie); Charles and his wife, Kathy Ginn of Peachtree City, GA, and their children, Allison Davis (Cory) and Amy Barton (Matthew); John and his wife, Wendy Ginn of Knoxville, TN, and their children, Meredith Wilson, Clayton (Kirby), and Truett; Frank and his wife, Robin Ginn of Royston, GA, and their daughter, Catherine; daughter, Frances and her husband, Spurgeon Richardson of Amelia Island, FL, and their children Rachel, Sarah Grace, and Knox; seven great grandchildren, Caroline, Henry, and Knox Wilson, Charlie, Sullins, and Pierce Barton, and Emerson Ginn; and nieces, Janet Merk, Joyce Merk, and Jenny (Merk) Pitts.