Service is 10 a.m. Thursday, July 1, in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel with William Eudy officiating. Burial will follow in Sturdivant Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
She was born July 27, 1923, in Rising Star, Texas. She was the seventh of 13 children. Emma "Granny" was a devoted mother and grandmother who dedicated her life to taking care of her family. She was a member of North Oak Church of Christ.
She is survived by her daughters, Jean Getsko, and Janice Buckman and husband, Tom, sons, Jay Warren and wife, Ginny, and Steve Warren and wife, Chris; sisters, Nora Turner and Reba Reedy; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 67 years, John Jay Warren; son, John Anderson Warren, 4 months old; and son-in-law, Joe Getsko.
Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home
1. 1930 census - Callahan Co., TX: Cross Plains, E.D. 30-9, p. 11A [150A] 255/266 [age 6; b. TX].
2. Marriage record.
3. Obituary of brother, Joe.
4. Obituary, "Mineral Wells Index," 29 Jun 2010.
5. "Descendants of James Wesley Merritt," 1969.
Service is 10 a.m. Thursday, July 1, in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel with William Eudy officiating. Burial will follow in Sturdivant Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
She was born July 27, 1923, in Rising Star, Texas. She was the seventh of 13 children. Emma "Granny" was a devoted mother and grandmother who dedicated her life to taking care of her family. She was a member of North Oak Church of Christ.
She is survived by her daughters, Jean Getsko, and Janice Buckman and husband, Tom, sons, Jay Warren and wife, Ginny, and Steve Warren and wife, Chris; sisters, Nora Turner and Reba Reedy; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 67 years, John Jay Warren; son, John Anderson Warren, 4 months old; and son-in-law, Joe Getsko.
Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home
1. 1930 census - Callahan Co., TX: Cross Plains, E.D. 30-9, p. 11A [150A] 255/266 [age 6; b. TX].
2. Marriage record.
3. Obituary of brother, Joe.
4. Obituary, "Mineral Wells Index," 29 Jun 2010.
5. "Descendants of James Wesley Merritt," 1969.
Family Members
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John Wesley Merritt
1913–2005
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Owen Carlton Merritt
1914–2000
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Nora Mae Merritt Turner
1916–2017
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Mabel Mary "Gennie" Merritt Ford
1917–2008
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Sue Ella Merritt Woods
1919–1980
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Bennett Davis "Buster" Merritt Jr
1921–1949
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Reba Juanita Merritt Reedy
1925–2014
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Thomas Edward "Ed" Merritt
1927–1996
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Raymond Randolph Merritt
1929–2003
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Walter Scott Merritt
1932–1994
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Joe Everett Merritt
1934–1988
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Tyron Ross Yoakum (Merritt)
1938–2003
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