Julius Robert Merchant, Sr., 72, of Wauchula, passed away on October 18, 2011 in Avon Park. He was born in Hazelhurst, Georgia on April 30, 1939, and had lived in Wauchula most of his life. He was a roofer and a member of Victory Praise Center. Mr. Merchant served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by a son, Julius Merchant, Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Merchant of Wauchula; two daughters, Anita Merchant of Georgia, and Mary Alice Merchant of Lake Wales; one brother, Elwood Merchant of Wauchula; four sisters, Ovita Maebelle Kline of Wauchula, Mary Ruth Merchant and Darlene Lastinger, both of Waynesboro, Georgia, and Shelia Camanini of Augusta, Georgia; and several grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending.