Dr. Ashley Nicole Merritts, 32, of Marion, died on Friday, April 22, 2017, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Family and friends will gather from 11-2 p.m. with the funeral service beginning at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at Veritas Church, 509 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids. Private family burial will be on Friday at Rose Hill Cemetery, Camanche, Iowa. Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services is caring for Ashley and her family. A full obituary will be available soon.