Obituaries

Samuel Joseph Merroto, 79, of Bridgeport passed away Sunday February 28, 2016 at the Meadowview Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness.

He was born in Clarksburg, WV on October, 29, 1936 a son of the late Samuel and Catherine Stoffle Merroto.

He is survived by his wife Mary Lou Bragg Merroto; two sons Matt Merroto and wife Mary of Midlothian, VA, and Marc Merroto of Phoenix, AZ and one daughter, Melanie Merroto-Griffith and husband Ron of Bridgeport, WV.   He is also survived by four grandchildren, Bryce and Mackenzie Griffith of Bridgeport, WV, and Caleb and Allison Merroto of Midlothian, VA.  Also surviving are two sisters, Sarah Reymond and Mary Ann Booth, both of Clarksburg, WV, and several nieces and nephews.   Along with his parents he was also preceded in death by one sister, Rose Merroto.

He was a life-long resident of Clarksburg, and spent many years in the grocery business.   He was devoted to family and friends, and loved cooking, gardening, and showing hospitality to everyone he knew.

His faith in God was very important to him. He was a member of the Catholic Church for the majority of his life.  In recent years, he was a member of the Meadowbrook Church of Christ.  He loved to go to a Monday night Bible Study with his friends Mike & Becky Conley, Marie Carpenter and the late Patty Cook.

Family and friends may call at the Amos Carvelli Funeral Home, 201 Edison Street, Nutter Fort, WV on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the Amos Carvelli Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. with Minister Craig Swearingen presiding.

Interment will follow at the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.

A service of Amos Carvelli Funeral Home.