Beverly "Hollywood" Merritt was born on September 18, 1961, in Tampa, FL.

Her favorite activity included shopping, exercising, spending time with her family and friends, and making her home beautiful in any way she could.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerome W. Merritt; parents, Edward Strother, Sr., and Ernestine Allen Upshaw; sister, Ernestine L. Arnold.

She leaves precious memories with her children, Antwonette Critton, and Jerome Willie Merritt, Jr.; grandchildren, Talon Rivers and Arjay Merritt; brothers, Edward A. Strother, Sr. (Sharon), Israel Strother, and James Strother; sisters, Tangela Miller (Ernie, Sr.), and Prudence Strother; aunts, Jo Ann Vickers (James Earl), Thelma Watkins, and Alice Hill (Eddie Lee); nieces, Shantell Arnold, Samika Arnold, Ashley Strother, Shannon Strother, Cierra Strother, Ernisha Miller, Esoterrica Arnold, Arriana McMichael, and Colisha Bunch; great-nieces, Shantiera Cotman, Burjea Strother, Damayiah Tookes, Zanise Robertson, Shariah Dix, and Amari Miller; nephews, Edward A. Strother, Jr. (ShaDominque), Samuel David Arnold, Jr., Ernie Miller, Jr., and Amir Strother; great-nephews, Michael Williams, Cameo Williams, Damontrae Arnold, Darren Tookes, Edward A, Strother III, Dominick Strother, and Zion McCall; cousins, Tabatha Vickers-Sanders (Jamal), Vidal Vickers, James Earl Vickers, and Jamilla Vickers; and a host of in-laws, extended family and special friends that she loved and cared about deeply

Visitation
Friday, August 12, 2022
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Aikens Funeral Home
2708 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Tampa, Florida 33610

Funeral Service
Saturday, August 13, 2022
2:00 PM
St.John Cathedral
3401 E. 25th Ave
Tampa, Fl 33610