Susie would not dare leave the house looking less than perfect; she always said, “Never leave the house without your lipstick on!” She was an amazing interior decorator and absolutely loved to go shopping, especially for clothes, shoes, jewelry and home décor. She was known as the QVC queen. Since Susie was a queen of course, she had a great love for ‘The King,’ Elvis who you could always catch her listening to. Susie married the love of her life, David, 12 years ago on September 7th in Jasper, Texas. Many will dearly miss Susie.
Susie is survived by her adored husband, William David Merryman; children, Jeffry Burkhalter (Claudine), Jennifer Heimann, Bryan (Jennifer) Allen, Cheryl (Bobby) Rawls, Kenny Allen and Jarrell (Christy) Allen; siblings Vernon (Lynn) Howard, Andrew (Janie) Howard, George Howard and Florence Rasco; 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Riley and Emma Howard; sister, Ruby Jane Howard; two brothers, J.W. Howard and Nick “Riley” Howard, Jr. and one grandson, Jeremy Wayne Burkhalter.
A memorial service for Susie will be held Friday, January 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm with visitation an hour prior to the funeral service at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home located at 12053 State Highway 64 West Tyler, Texas 75704.
