Gibsland - Funeral services will be held for John Clinton Merritt (Butch), age 65, at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Arcadia. Interment will follow at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 until 11:00 on Wednesday, prior to service.
Butch was born August 5, 1953, to Archer Johnson and Mary Sutton Merritt. He passed away on June 2, 2019, in Gibsland Louisiana. Butch grew up in Gibsland, which he called "God's Country". Growing up he was a member of Gibsland First Baptist Church. He was an avid hunter, and was a member of Spike Buck Hunting Club.
Butch is preceded in death by his parents Archer Johnson and Mary Sutton Merritt. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Beverly Swanson Merritt, daughter Cassie Merritt, step son Ty Foster, step daughter Angel Peterson, sisters Judy Merritt Carter and Jan Merritt Robinson, grandchildren Tyler, Drake, Stone, Sydney, Scarlett, Makayla, and Chloe, by great grandchild Harper Rae, and by numerous other family, friends, and his hunting family at Spike Buck Hunting Club.
Pallbearers will be Ty Foster, Ryan Johnson, Herbert Newman, Stone Peterson, Drake Foster, and Will Baker. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Spike Buck Hunting Club.