Bruce "Scottie" Merritt, Jr.

Services for Bruce “Scottie” Merritt, Jr., 54, of Gilmer will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2017, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater with Bro. Wesley Sherman officiating. Interment will follow at West Mountain Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Merritt passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at his home surrounded by family.

Mr. Merritt was born May 24, 1962 in Odessa, Texas to Bruce Reece Merritt, Sr. and Deeda Williams Merritt. He worked as a mechanic and was of the Baptist Faith. Bruce enjoyed being outdoors and spending time with family and friends. He was a loving, son, husband, father, brother and grandfather. He will truly missed by all the loving family and friends he leaves behind.

Scottie is survived by his wife Tamara Merritt of Gilmer; mother Deeda Merritt of Gilmer; four daughters Casey Browning and husband Kiron of Texarkana, Kelsey Merritt and fiancé’ Clay Canterbury of Texarkana, Tiffany Spruell of Gilmer and Rachael Noble and husband Stephen of Gilmer; two sons Jacob McNeal of Gilmer and Josh McNeal of Gilmer; four sisters Janie Davis of Connecticut, Karen Harris of Odessa, Dorothy Lamecker of Collinsville, OK and Vanda Ezzo of Tulsa, OK; two brothers Robert Merritt and wife Gwen of Collinsville, OK and Tommy Merritt of Sand Springs, OK; eight grandchildren Branson Browning, Julia Scott Browning, Aiden Noble, Bryan Noble, River Noble, Natalie Spruell, Charlze Spruell and Courtney McNeal as well as many other loving family and friends.

Mr. Merritt is preceded in death by his father Bruce Reece Merritt, Sr.

Memorials can be made to the Cypress Basin Hospice, 207 Morgan Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455.

The family would like to especially thank Amanda and Tara with Cypress Basin Hospice for all their loving care and support.