John "Jack" Francis Merrill

June 19, 1925 - December 28, 2020

John Francis (Jack) Merrill of Germantown passed away peacefully, December 28, 2020 at the age of 95. He was born on June 19, 1925 in New Orleans, LA, the third child of Vera Meyer Merrill and Bergen S. Merrill, Sr. Jack was preceded in death by his wife Mary Louise Oakley Merrill and his brothers Bergen S. Merrill Jr. and Erich W. Merrill. He is survived by his son John Mark Merrill, his daughter-in-law Ripple Holland Merrill, his grandchildren, Sarah Elizabeth Merrill, John Mark Merrill, Jr. and David Michael Merrill; and his brother George Theodore Merrill. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed. Jack graduated with a BA from Mississippi College at age 19 and did his post graduate work at Yale University. He served in the Navy. He established the Information Technology Department for Memphis City Schools in 1960 and ran the department until he retired in 1987. He attended First Evangelical Church. Because of COVID 19, there will be a private ceremony for the family. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in his memory to Briarcrest Christian School, 76 S. Houston Levee Rd, Eads, TN 38028.