Merrell Delane Mc- Guffee, 87, of Columbia, passed from this life on Monday, November 14, 2016, at Ouachita Healthcare and Rehabilitation following an extended illness. He was born June 13, 1929 in Caldwell Parish to the union of his parents, Shellie Albert McGuffee and Eathel Frances Horn McGuffee. Mr. McGuffee served in the United States Air Force for four years during the Korean War. He was a farmer most of his life and was a member of the Sandy Bayou Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a friend to all and will be sorely missed but never forgotten. Services were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, from the sanctuary of Sandy Bayou Baptist Church with the Revs. Larry Russell and Sammy Redden officiating. Interment followed in the Rosefield Cemetery under direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Sylvia and Herbert Gathright; son-in-law, Tommy Lee Beckley; nephew, David Hughes and grandson, Phillip Allen Powell. Survivors include his beloved wife of 61 years and 11 months, Betty Lee Johnson McGuffee of Columbia; daughter, Delanea Louise Beckley of Columbia; daughter, Anita Kay Powell and husband Phillip of Sterlington; son, Glendon Lee McGuffee and wife Ellie of West Monroe; son, Leland Merrell McGuffee of Columbia; granddaughter, Andrea Dailey and husband, Stuart of Sterlington; grandson, Tyler Merrell Powell of Kerrville, TX; granddaughter-in-law, Shannon Powell of Sterlington; great-grandchildren, Taylor Lee Scribner and Drake Scot Dailey of Sterlington; brother, Doyce McGuffee and wife Linda of Chatham; sister, Gloria Fuqua and husband Don of Baker; a host of cousins, nieces and nephews; and his special pet dog “Pretty Boy”. Pallbearers were Phillip Powell, Tyler Powell, Stuart Dailey, Taylor Scribner, Kevin Gathright and Todd McGuffee. Any planned memorials can be made to the Sandy Bayou Baptist Church, 4806 Hwy 559, Columbia, LA 71418.
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