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Mary Rosa was nicknamed "Marmee" (sounds like Mawmee). This was a child's pronunciation of Mommy, maybe from Betty Nick, and a reference to the "Little Women" character, and was preferable to Mary Rosa than Granny or Grandma which she felt made her seem too old. Her great-grandchildren did refer to her as Granny Merritt.
Mary Rosa Turner Merritt was a devout Yankees fan. Knew statistics in her eighties. Her preference for the Yankees was possibly because shopping was better in NYC, therefore she rooted for them in hopes of going to the World Series in an auspicious shopping environment. New York Giants trained in Pensacola briefly, the Merritts always attendedthose games.
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