issed every single day. Kathy is survived by her seven children and their spouses: Bobbi (Vance) Beckstead, Cindy (Vance) Eaton, Shayne (Debbie) Merkley, Jimmy (Amy) Merkley, Wendy (Shane) Kavanaugh, Tracy (Roland) Searle, Jason (Katie) Merkley, and her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Patsy Nelson, Wayne Bowles, and LaDell Mott. She is preceded in death by her husband Rell Merkley, her parents, her granddaughter Amanda Brooke Eaton and great granddaughter Arya Jean Nielsen. Funeral services for Kathy will be held Friday, July 12, 2024 at 2:00pm with a visitation from 12:45pm ~ 1:45pm, all at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Rockpoint Cemetery next to her beloved husband Rell. Services under the direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.