MARY VERNA MERRITT SCOTT
Died Sept. 10, 2016
Mary Verna Merritt Scott, 86, Goldsboro, died peacefully Saturday at her home.
A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late William N. and Gulie Braswell Merritt.
She was a member of Providence United Methodist Church, the Samaritan Sunday school class and the United Methodist Women for 65 years.
She was a member and officer of Goldsboro Chapter No. 54 O.E.S. and Wayne County Shrinettes, and served as a volunteer at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Her most beloved honor was loving her family.
A service to celebrate her life will be 2 p.m. Monday at Providence United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jerry Jackson officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. in the church fellowship hall.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Rodney G. Scott Sr.; son, Rodney G. Scott Jr. of Goldsboro and his wife, Terry; daughters, Peggy Scott Smith and husband, Randy, of Charlotte and Amy Scott Elks and husband, Mike, of Nashville, N.C.; sisters, Frances Crumpler and husband, Billy, Elizabeth Dudley and Sara Sewell and husband, Charles, all of Goldsboro; brothers, Clifton Merritt and wife, Martha, of Mount Olive, Ray Merritt of Goldsboro and Howard Merritt and wife, Diane, of Rosewood; daughter-in-law, Susan Scott of Goldsboro; grandchildren, Scottie Joyce, Jesse Strong, Katie Strong, Sean Smith, Sarah Strickland, Kim Weber and Kyle Scott; and seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, R. Douglas Scott, and a brother, William "Bill" Merritt.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Providence United Methodist Church, 202 Providence Church Road, Goldsboro, N.C., 27530.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
Published in Obituaries on September 11, 2016 12:36 PM