Mr. Bradley Douglas Merrell

Mr. Bradley Douglas Merrell, age 39, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Merrell was born in Clarksville, Tennessee on November 4, 1974, son of James Norman Merrell and Linda Reeves Ballenger. He was a 1992 graduate of Chattooga High School, attended the Art Institute of Atlanta, the University of Florida at Panama City Beach, and was self employed as a professional Chef. Mr. Merrell was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Dr. Seaborn Reeves, and by his paternal grandparents, Norman and Margie Merrell of Rome. Mr. Merrell is survived by his father and step-mother, James and Denise Merrell of Canton, OH; mother and step-father, Linda and Ben Ballenger of Summerville; sister, Laura Ferriera of Chicago; half sisters, Angela Merrell of Dublin, OH and Kathryn Schwieterman of Centerville, OH; step-sisters, Katie Pasque of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Katherine Hahn of Canton, OH; step-brother, Robert Ballenger of Philadelphia; grandmother, Faye Reeves of Rome; a special friend, Kim Teems Moore, and a number of additional relatives and friends. Private memorial services will be held Saturday, May 10, 2014.