Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMildred Josephine Brady 
Birth17 May 1918, Rowan County, NC
Death30 Nov 2003, Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial2 Dec 2003, Union Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherJoseph Wilson Brady (1893-1981)
MotherCarrie Viola Agner (1893-1985)
Spouses
Birth15 Jan 1917, Rowan County, NC
Death8 Feb 1985, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
BurialUnion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherWilliam Adam Merrell (1891-1970)
MotherFannie Beulah Waller (1893-1959)
Marriage31 Aug 1940
ChildrenFranklin Ellis (1948-)
Notes for Mildred Josephine Brady
Mildred Brady Merrell
Mildred Brady Merrell, 85, Salisbury, died Sunday (Nov. 30, 2003) at Salisbury Lutheran Home after a period of declining health.
Born May 17, 1918, in Rowan County, Mrs. Merrell, a daughter of the late Joseph Wilson and Carrie Viola Agner Brady, was educated in the Rowan County schools and Carolina Beauty College, Charlotte. She was a self-employed beautician.
An active member of Union Lutheran Church, she taught Sunday school and was a member of WELCA and the Adult and Handbell choirs. For over 50 years, she was a member of Union Grove Home Demonstration Club. She was also a member of Starry Night Quilters, a life member of Southern Seminary Auxiliary, a former member of the council, and a lay minister and Luther League advisor.
Her husband, Lacy Allen Merrell, died Feb. 8, 1985. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, who died March 14, 2002.
Survivors include son Franklin E. Merrell, Salisbury; brothers Billy Frank Brady, Salisbury, and Carl Edward Brady, Strawberry Plains, Tenn.; and one grandson.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Union Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Norris. Burial, family plot in church cemetery.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of her son, Franklin Merrell.
Memorials: UnionLutheran Church, Organ Fund, 4770 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury,NC 28146; or Appalachian State University, Hayes School of Music, Franz Merrell Trumpet Scholarship, 813 River St., Boone, NC 28608.
Salisbury Post, 1 Dec 2003
Mildred Brady Merrell, 85, Salisbury, died Sunday (Nov. 30, 2003) at Salisbury Lutheran Home after a period of declining health.
Born May 17, 1918, in Rowan County, Mrs. Merrell, a daughter of the late Joseph Wilson and Carrie Viola Agner Brady, was educated in the Rowan County schools and Carolina Beauty College, Charlotte. She was a self-employed beautician.
An active member of Union Lutheran Church, she taught Sunday school and was a member of WELCA and the Adult and Handbell choirs. For over 50 years, she was a member of Union Grove Home Demonstration Club. She was also a member of Starry Night Quilters, a life member of Southern Seminary Auxiliary, a former member of the council, and a lay minister and Luther League advisor.
Her husband, Lacy Allen Merrell, died Feb. 8, 1985. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, who died March 14, 2002.
Survivors include son Franklin E. Merrell, Salisbury; brothers Billy Frank Brady, Salisbury, and Carl Edward Brady, Strawberry Plains, Tenn.; and one grandson.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Union Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Norris. Burial, family plot in church cemetery.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Lyerly Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of her son, Franklin Merrell.
Memorials: UnionLutheran Church, Organ Fund, 4770 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury,NC 28146; or Appalachian State University, Hayes School of Music, Franz Merrell Trumpet Scholarship, 813 River St., Boone, NC 28608.
Salisbury Post, 1 Dec 2003