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- [S927] Obituary.
From the Zanesville Times Recorder, page 2-A, 18 Nov 1968:
James R. Merry, 69, of Caldwell Route 4 died of emphysema
at 11:35 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 16) in Good Samaritan hospital where he
had been a patient since Tuesday.
Born Dec 11, 1898, in Noble County, he was a son of John
and Cynthia Yonley Merry. A retired well tender, he worked for Ohio
Fuel Gas Co., 37 years.
Surviving are his widow, Mildred Nau Merry; five sons, James,
Jesse and William, all of Gallipolis, Richard of Beach City and Dale of
Navarre; five daughters, Mrs. Omar (Dorothy) Schott of Beach City,
Mrs. Myron (Cynthia) Law of Senecaville, Mrs. Carlos (Barbara) Tucker
of Sarahsville Route 1, Mrs. Ronald (Marilyn) Arnold of Caldwell Route
5, and Mrs. Carl (Ruth) Handschumacher of Caldwell; a brother, Ambrose
of Norwich; 41 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews.
The body was taken to Estadt Funeral Home in Caldwell where
friends may call. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today.
Requiem high mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Im-
maculate Conception Catholic Church in Fulda. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
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