Billy Gene Merritt Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Billy Gene Merritt of Elizabethton, Tennessee, who passed away on April 2, 2024, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Billy Gene Merritt to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Daniel Merritt and Dottie Ward Merritt; his siblings, Howard Merritt, Myrtle Sims and Ruth Oxendine; and his former wife Ethel "Peggy" Walker Merritt.
He is survived by: his daughter Debbie Merritt Odom of Elizabethton; his wife Sue Merritt; his sons, Ron Merritt of Elizabethton and Don Merritt of Elizabethton; his stepchildren, Lynn Robinson and Mikki Daniel; his brother Rev. Bobby Merritt; his grandchildren, Ron Merritt Jr., Donna Merritt Bare, Amanda Merritt Humfleet, Doug Odom, Becca Odom Woodbury, Amanda Stevens and Corey Smith; his great grandchildren, Chelsie Bare Barnett, Charli Bare Hyder, Macee, Andrew, Teddy, Luke, Andy, Mandi, Rachel, Kinsley, Lillian, Iris and Tom; and his great great grandchild Emerson Barnett.
