Obadiah Richardson Merricks^[1]

1921 - 2004  (83 years)

• Name	Obadiah Richardson Merricks
  Nickname	Obie
  Born	4 Apr 1921	Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Aug 2004	Martinsville City, Virginia
  Buried	County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, Virginia
  Person ID	I8122	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Walter Bell Merricks,   b. 1 Jan 1891, Henry County, Alabama ,   d. 24 May 1953, Henry Co., Virginia  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mabel Elizabeth Wells,   b. 27 Jun 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 18 May 1997, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 98 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1913	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	Children of Walter Merricks and Mabel Wells are: + 74 i. Janice9 Merricks. + 75 ii. Obie R. Merricks. 76 iii. Peggy Merricks. She married Joe Davenport. 77 iv. Angie Merricks. She married Talmadge Hatcher. 78 v. Trenton Merricks. + 79 vi. Charles David Merricks, born March 15, 1916 in Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died July 01, 1990 in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia. 80 vii. Jr. Walter Bell Merricks, Jr, born April 24, 1927 in Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died January 30, 1967 in Franklin Co., Virginia. He married Delpha Anne Shelton. + 81 viii. Garry Merricks, born October 14, 1914 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died December 23, 1975 in Salem, Virginia.
  Family ID	F2729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winifred 'Winnie' Vaughn,   b. Est 1921, Ruffin, North Carolina ,   d. 31 Oct 2006, Martinsville, Virginia  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Children	1. Roger C. Merricks,   b. 21 Aug 1943, Callands, Virginia ,   d. 8 Jan 2012, Martinsville, Virginia  (Age 68 years)   2. Living
  Last Modified	30 May 2016
  Family ID	F518495217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Photo Mabel Wells Family Mabel Wells Family.jpg
  		The Walter Merricks Family merrickFamily.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68618103. Husband of Winnie Vaughan Merricks Danville Register & Bee Merricks Sr., Obadiah Richardson "Obie" MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Obadiah Richardson "Obie" Merricks Sr., 83, of 205 Broad Street, Martinsville, died Aug. 3, 2004 at Beverly Health Care of Martinsville. Born April 4, 1921, in Callands, Va., he was the son of the late Walter B. Merricks and the late Mabel Wells Merricks. He retired from Bob White Chevrolet Land, Inc. as a salesman with 21 years of service. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of TPA and a member of VCT. He was married to Winnie Vaughan Merricks. In addition to his wife, also of Beverly Health Care, he is survived by one daughter, Deborah "Debi" Wells of Martinsville; two sons, Roger Merricks and Obie Merricks Jr., both of Martinsville; three sisters, Angie Merricks Hatchett of Martinsville, Janice Eggleston of Axton and Peggy Davenport of Richmond; one brother, Trenton D. Merricks of Newark, Ohio; and four grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6 at County Line Christian Church Cemetery in Axton with Minister Lawrence Harris and Minister Butch Dillinger officiating. The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Norris Funeral Services. The family requests that memorials may be given to Alzheimers Association, 2728 Colonial Ave., Suite 2, Roanoke, VA 24015. Norris Funeral Services in Martinsville is in charge of arrangements.