Mavis Merrill

Mavis T. Merrill Our loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Mavis Tolman Merrill, 69, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Bear River Valley Hospital in Tremonton, UT. Mavis was born on September 16, 1953 in Brigham City, Utah, a daughter of Ralph Wheatley and Laura Hannah Hunsaker Tolman. She graduated from Box Elder High School in 1971. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Honeyville 3rd Ward. Mavis married Allen Roush in Honeyville, Utah. From this union they had one son, James. They were later divorced. She married R. Lane Merrill in Honeyville, Utah and from this union they had one daughter, Jenna, and also gained a stepdaughter, Rochelle. Lane and Mavis later divorced. Mavis worked as a CNA for Intermountain Home Health and Hospice and retired in 2018. Mavis also owned Mountain Side Market in Honeyville for 15 years. She enjoyed crocheting, cleaning, worrying about everything, and a huge fan of the USU Aggies Basketball, going to Maverik and getting her Diet Coke and Dr. Pepper Zero. Most of all Mavis loved being with her family, especially her grandchildren. Surviving are her three children: James "Red" (Angie) Roush; Jenna (Sheldon) Andersen; Rochelle (Zak) Kelleher; nine grandchildren, Brian, Jamison, Laura, Katie, Zenna, Reilly, Jace, Charlie, and Daxton; two siblings, Scott (Kathy) Tolman; Robyn (Rex) Kvist and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, six siblings, D. Frank, Douglas, Ellen Wallace, Harriet Tolman, Ronald and Donald Tolman. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Honeyville 3rd Ward Chapel, 2620 W 6980 N., Honeyville, Utah. Family will greet friends on Friday, Nov. 25th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 E 200 S., Brigham City, UT and on Saturday at the church from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Honeyville City Cemetery. Send condolences to www.gfc-utah.com Click this link to view additional details about Mavis's Services, including any available live streams: https://my.gather.app/remember/mavis-merrill