Obituary

Debra Ann Merlin King, 66, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Born October 14, 1956, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Jack Merlin and Maryann Oberle Merlin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Dixie Lee Maxwell. She is survived by her children Michael (Eleanna) Burns and Anna King; grandchildren Ailis and Stephen; brothers Danny (Sandy) Merlin, David (Tressa) Merlin, and Jack (Brook) Merlin, Jr.; former husband and father to her children, Mike King; brother-in-law David Maxwell. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 28 from 4 pm until 8 pm at Spring Hill Funeral Home in Nashville. A Funeral Mass will be conducted at 12 pm noon on Wednesday, March 1, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Historic Spring Hill Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Spring Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Road, Nashville, TN 37216. “Where Nashville Comes to Remember.”