Shirley Ann Whitehead Merritt, 68, of Chesapeake, Virginia, died on September 12, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at St. John AME Church; 250 Atlantic Avenue, in Rocky Mount. The Interment will take place immediately following the service at Gardens of Gethsemane. Arrangements by H.D. Pope Funeral Home in Rocky Mount.