Mrs Merrypit

In the novel Nemesis, Mrs Merrypit is a resident of Jocelyn St. Mary and runs a shop selling wool and baby's jackets. After Elizabeth Temple had been injured by a boulder during a scenic walk, Joanna Crawford said that she had seen a person wearing a bright red and black checked woollen pullover pushing a boulder. Miss Marple called at Mrs Merrypit's shop and asked to buy a pullover of the same design, ostensibly for her great nephew, but actually to ascertain if such an item had come from the shop. However, Mrs Merrypit did not have anything matching the description.

Over the course of casual conversation, Mrs Merrypit told Miss Marple about previous accidents on the nature trail, as well as on various local murders and disappearances. She appeared knowledgeable on all the local gossip relating to the disappearance of Nora Broad and Verity Hunt and gave Miss Marple valuable insights on the characters of the Bradbury-Scott sisters, Clotilde, Anthea and Lavinia Glynne.