Jo Ann Merrifield

Jo Ann Merrifield, 82, of Columbia, died on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Born on September 28, 1944, in Poteau, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of Levi A. Walker and Corda Elizabeth Taylor Walker. Mrs. Merrifield attended the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and devoted wife of a US Army soldier. While her husband was in the military, she received the US Army Civilian Service Commendation Medal.

Survivors include her husband of 62 years, LTC William Larry Merrifield, Chaplain, US Army (Ret.); daughters, Lorrie Ann Klug (Paul) of Tallahassee, FL and Marie Nichols (Charles) of Elgin, SC. She also leaves behind her grandchildren, James Nichols, Nancy Yell, Keith Nye, Roger Klug, as well as her great grandchildren, Ethan Yell, Elliott Yell, and Everly Nichols.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 until 10:30 o'clock on Wednesday, October 14th at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia, SC. A graveside service will follow at 11 o'clock at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, SC.

Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.