Barbara Jean Merritt

LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA...Barbara Jean Blalock Merritt, a resident of Lynn Haven, Florida, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 30, 2025, at her home. She was 90. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, November 7, 2025, in the Adoniram Baptist Church Cemetery, 6963 County Road 65, Shorterville, Alabama 36373, with Minister Amy Parrish officiating. Holman-Abbeville Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until 12:30 P.M. Friday at the mortuary in Abbeville and also following the graveside service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Adoniram Baptist Church, c/o Tina Barnes, 3475 County Road 71, Shorterville, AL 36373. Ms. Merritt was born and raised in Abbeville, Alabama, daughter of the late James W. Blalock and Alice Hardwick Blalock. She attended Abbeville High School. Ms. Merritt was retired as the Co-Owner and Operator of M. L. Merritt Contracting of Opelika, Alabama. She was affiliated with First Baptist Church of Panama City and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Ms. Merritt enjoyed crocheting, cooking and gardening and watching her favorite television shows which included Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore Show and N.C.I.S. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Jimmy Blalock and Robert G. Blalock and a special cousin, Olivia Fleming. Surviving relatives include her son, Kerry Merritt (Lisa), Lynn Haven, Florida; grandchildren, Derek Stevens (Laura Helton), Jessica Darrow (Spencer), and David Stevens; several cousins including, Amy Parrish, Virginia Bostick and Tom Hardwick; and a special and long time friend, Frances Fields.