Dorothy Ellen Clarke Merchant, age 71, of Macon, GA passed away January 25, 2023. There will be a Celebration of Life on Monday, January 30, 2023 at 11:00 am at Snow’s Funerals and Cremations at Macon Memorial Park, 3969 Mercer University Dr. with Reverend Baxter Hurley officiating. There will be a visitation from 10:00 am until service time. Interment will be at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Merchant was born in Florence County, SC to the late John Wade and Ophelia Moore Hardy Clarke. She moved to Pine Mountain Georgia when she was 5 years old. She later moved to Macon, Georgia and attended West Georgia College where she studied sociology and geology. She retired from Macon Health Department.
Dorothy married the late Timothy Alan Merchant on September 25, 1999 in Gray, GA.
She was a member of Pitts Chapel and Forest Hills Methodist Churches. Her nickname was Dottie-a-go-go. She played piano and dulcimer. She loved children and pets, especially Chihuahuas. She made long term friendships. She was an only child but had many sisters and brothers in life and Christ.
Left to cherish her memories are her daughter, Diana Lyn Merchant; son-in-law, Robert Boles; sisters-in-law, Lindsey Hamrick, Bunny Nobles, Rhonda Merchant; brothers-in-laws, Hugh Hamrick, Richard Merchant, Dean Nobles; and many nieces and nephews..
Please visit www.maconmp.com to express your condolences or share fond memories.
Snow’s Funerals and Cremations at Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home, 3969 Mercer University Dr., Macon, GA 31204 has charge of the arrangements.
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