Freda Mae Merchant 10/25/1908 -10/3/2007

Funeral services for Freda Mae Merchant, 98, of Maydelle, will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. in the Autry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lee Welch officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Comfort Cemetery in Maydelle.

Mrs. Merchant was born on October 25, 1908 in Thornton, Texas. She died on October 3, 2007 in Jacksonville.

Mrs. Merchant was a Baptist and a homemaker who loved and raised her children during an era without modern conveniences. Her large family enjoyed hearing many stories from by-gone days. Our beloved mother and grandmother enjoyed a long healthy life, lived alone and was cared for by her youngest son; Curtis, until her recent illness. She came from a generation of survivors. She will be deeply missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Lilly Mae McDaniel & Fred Foreman, husband; John Horace Merchant, sons; Fred Allen Merchant and Don Ray Merchant; and daughters; Janet Ann Merchant and Reba Nell Glass.

Survivors include her sons & daughters-in-law; Billy & Avis Merchant, Normangee, TX., John Thomas Merchant, Hemphill, TX., Robert & Janice Merchant, Meridian, TX., Doug & Kate Merchant, Eddy, TX. and Curtis and Patricia Merchant, Maydelle; daughter, Bonnie Young of Mexia; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren & great-great-grandchildren.
 
Pallbearers will be John Seth Merchant, Paul Hunter Glass, Michael Merchant, David McCreight, Michael McCreight, Billy John Merchant, Bobby Gene Merchant, Kenneth Glass, Zachary Curry & Aaron Curry.

Visitation will begin on Friday, October 5, 2007 with family receiving friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Autry Funeral Home.

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 Freda Mae Merchant 

Funeral services for Freda Mae Merchant, 98, of Maydelle, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 at 2 p.m. in the Autry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lee Welch officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Comfort Cemetery in Maydelle. Mrs. Merchant was born on Oct. 25, 1908 in Thornton. She died on Oct. 3, 2007 in Jacksonville. Mrs. Merchant was a Baptist and a homemaker who loved and raised her children during an era without modern conveniences. Her large family enjoyed hearing many stories from by-gone days. Our beloved mother and grandmother enjoyed a long healthy life, lived alone and was cared for by her youngest son; Curtis, until her recent illness. She came from a generation of survivors. She will be deeply missed. She was preceded in death by her parents; Lilly Mae McDaniel and Fred Foreman; husband, John Horace Merchant; sons, Fred Allen Merchant and Don Ray Merchant; daughters, Janet Ann Merchant and Reba Nell Glass. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Avis Merchant of Normangee, John Thomas Merchant of Hemphill, Robert and Janice Merchant of Meridian, Doug and Kate Merchant of Eddy and Curtis and Patricia Merchant of Maydelle; daughter, Bonnie Young of Mexia; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John Seth Merchant, Paul Hunter Glass, Michael Merchant, David McCreight, Michael McCreight, Billy John Merchant, Bobby Gene Merchant, Kenneth Glass, Zachary Curry and Aaron Curry. Visitation will begin on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. at Autry Funeral Home. Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress from 10/5/2007 - 10/9/2007.

FREDA MAE MERCHANT

Funeral for Freda Mae Merchant, 98, of Maydelle, was at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Autry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Lee Welch officiating. Burial was in Mt. Comfort Cemetery.

Mrs. Merchant died Oct. 3. She was born on Oct. 25, 1908, in Thornton.

Mrs. Merchant was a Baptist and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lilly Mae McDaniel and Fred Foreman; her husband, John Horace Merchant; two sons, Fred Allen Merchant and Don Ray Merchant; and two daughters; Janet Ann Merchant and Reba Nell Glass.

Survivors include five sons and four daughters-in-law; Billy and Avis Merchant, of Normangee, John Thomas Merchant, of Hemphill, Robert and Janice Merchant of Meridian, Doug and Kate Merchant of Eddy and Curtis and Patricia Merchant of Maydelle; a daughter, Bonnie Young of Mexia; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were John Seth Merchant, Paul Hunter Glass, Michael Merchant, David Mc- Creight, Michael McCreight, Billy John Merchant, Bobby Gene Merchant, Kenneth Glass, Zachary Curry and Aaron Curry.

October 10, 2007

Information from The Cherokeean Herald