Sherman Dane Meers

July 31, 1943 - May 16, 2019

Funeral Service for Sherman Dane Meers, 75, will be Monday, May 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Ricky Pollard officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Meers passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at his home. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Mary Ruth Meers; son, Geoffrey Meers of Jacksonville; daughter, Dana Whorton (Samuel) of Jacksonville; six grandchildren, Ryleah Meers, Grayson Meers, Cooper Whorton, Anna Kate Whorton, Kennedy Meers, and Jase Whorton; brother and sister-in-law, Bubba Smedley (Gina) of Hokes Bluff; two aunts, Dorothy Latham and Catherine Barnes; and numerous cousins. Pallbearers will be Eddie Elliott, Craig Elliott, Wayne Elliott, Michael Gilley, Rickey Elliott, Keith Latham, Craig Smedley, and Chase Smedley. Honorary Pallbearers will be George Smitherman, Bill Wakefield, Employees of Wakefield’s, and Retired and Current Employees of Piedmont City Schools. Mr. Meers was a native of Etowah County and had been a resident of Calhoun County since 1975. He was a graduate of Hokes Bluff High School, Snead State Community College, and Jacksonville State University. He Retired as principal at Southside Elementary School. After retirement from education, he served as manager of Wakefield’s in Anniston. He enjoyed working in his yard and garden and spending time with his family. Mr. Meers was preceded in death by his parents, Red and Mary Meers. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Amedisys Hospice, especially Darrell Yarnell and Susan McCarley, Jacksonville Health and Rehab, and Dr. George Crawford and Dr. Donald Rosen.