FRANKLIN — Mrs. Mertis D. Parker, 84, died on Aug. 1, 2015, at Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin.

The funeral will be conducted on Friday, Aug. 7, at 1 p.m., in O’Berry AME Zion Church, Franklin. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery.

Arrangements are entrusted to Elvin Vaughan Funeral Home, Franklin.