MRS. GLADYS MAE Meme MERRELL, 98, of Fairbanks, Alaska (Formerly of Emmet, Arkansas) passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Ashley County Medical Center Crossett, Ark. She was born on June 2, 1910, in Hope, Ark., to Dave and Jessie Davis Porter. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jepther Merrell; by one daughter, Nora Doris Merrell Eller; by one brother, Kenneth Porter; and by one grandson, Larry Lynn. HER SURVIVORS INCLUDE: THREE SISTERS: Jessie Stine, Hamburg, Ark. Evelyn Roberts, Slidell, LA. Carla Ruth Viedra, of Texas. FOUR GRANDCHILDREN: Edith Shankles, Fairbanks, Alaska. Linda Martin, Fairbanks, Alaska. Nina Baker, Emmet, Ark. Tommy Lynn, Skiatook, Okla. And Several Nieces and Nephews. FUNERAL SERVICE will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark., with Rev. Eric Barbaree officiating. Burial to follow in Ayers Cemetery, Hope, Ark. Arrangements by BRAZZEL/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark. FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark.