(From Clark Funeral Home)Nelda Faye Merriman, age 84 years and one day, entered into rest at 5:26 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022, at Freeman Hospital in Neosho, Missouri. On March 17, 1938, she was born in Leon, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Clarence and Viola (Hice) Denham. Nelda graduated from high school in Dos Palos, California.
On June 3, 1957, she married Carl Lee Merriman in Madera, California. He preceded her in death on March 4, 2013.
In 1973, Carl and Nelda moved from California to Rocky Comfort, Missouri, where they raised horses and boilers. Nelda worked as a cook for the McDonald County High School, Rocky Comfort School, and Longview Headstart, where she also drove a school bus. She attended Prosperity Baptist Church in Rocky Comfort and, following their move to Neosho in 2009, attended the High Street Christian Church. Nelda loved sewing, quilting, crocheting, and spending time with her family.
She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her two daughters, Annette Merriman of Webb City, Missouri, and Paulette Daugherty and her husband, Bill, of Neosho; three grandchildren, Brett Arrasmith and his wife, Kelly, of St. Louis, Missouri, Bethany Arrasmith of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and Brady Arrasmith of Gravette, Arkansas; six great-grandchildren, Shana, Quinton, Brynlee, Madison, Riley, and Lincoln Arrasmith; and one great-great-granddaughter, Alaya Furnas.
In addition to her parents and husband, her three sisters, Joyce Westmoreland, Freda Hartman, and Neda Denham, also preceded her in death.
Under the direction of the Clark Funeral Home in Neosho, a private family service will be held at a later date. Nelda will be interred with Carl at Union Cemetery in Stella, Missouri.
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