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Author: Lace_Lynch
Surnames: DOUGLASS, MERRITT
Classification: obituary
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MERRETT, Marine age 82, of Dayton, Ohio journeyed to her eternal resting place on
Thursday, June 2, 2011.
Marine was born in Lexington, Tennessee to the union of Walter Cathey, Sr., and Willie
Mae Douglass, the granddaughter of renowned abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.
Marine received her primary education in the Lexington, Tennessee public school system
after which she moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan, and later to Dayton, Ohio.
Marine worked many years in the janitorial/food service industries, and later as a
domestic worker.
She was a lifelong member of Prayer Garden Church of God in Christ, under the late Elder
James J. McMahon, Sr., and served on the Usher Board.
She was preceded in death by husband, Jessie Merrett; three brothers, Matthew Cathey of
Benton Harbor, Michigan; Maxcell Cathey of Vallejo, California, and Walter Cathey, Jr., of
Dayton, Ohio; one sister, Norma Buchanan of Dayton, Ohio; a loving sister in law, Claudine
Mines of Atlanta, Georgia; a loving nephew, Paul Buchanan Sr., of Dayton, Ohio, and best
friend, Elgean Cospy of Dayton, Ohio.
She leaves to cherish her loving memory five children; Anthony Merrett; Marcus Merrett;
Renee Merrett; Theresa (Kenneth) Young, all of Dayton, Ohio, and Michelle Merrett of
Hamilton, Ohio; nine grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and a host of nieces,
nephews, cousins, friends, and one aunt, Audie Mae Cathey.
A funeral service will be held on Friday June 10, 2011 at St. Paul Global Outreach
Ministries, 2050 Germantown Street, at 12:00 pm, where the family will receive friends for
one hour prior from 11:00 am- 12:00pm. Burial to follow at West Memory Gardens.
To send the family a special message, please visit
www.NewcomerDayton.com.
"Now Rest My Good and Faithful Servant"
Published in Dayton Daily News from June 7 to June 10, 2011
Montgomery
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