Overton High School - Memphis, Tennessee
Overton High School Alumni Association

Staff Sergeant Merriweather, 25, of Collierville, TN, Killed in action in Afghanistan, January 13th, 2010.  SSG Merriweather was assigned to the assigned to the 118th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.  SSG Merriweather was on his 3rd tour in Afghanistan, having already completed two tours, 1st in Afghanistan, then in Iraq.  He is our 13th Hero from the Memphis, TN area killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the conflicts began.

 

He was a graduate of Overton High School, his family then moved to west TN shortly after he graduated.  He is survived by his loving wife, Rachelle, two sons, Kale Rausch and Daniel Jr.; his sister, Adrienne; brother, Darryl Finnie Jr; parents, Pamela and Darryl.