MERRILL, Arlie
Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
1965
Arlie D. Merrill, 421 Maple St., passed away at the Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, Saturday morning at 1 a.m. He had been a patient in the hospital since Monday. Mr. Merrill, son of Howard and Jessie Warrick Merrill, was born in Attica, Ind. May 7, 1928. He was married to Susan Leath June 27, 1953 in Attica. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was employed as press operator at Brown Rubber Company, Lafayette and retired in March, 1960 because of ill health. Surviving with his wife are his mother, Mrs. Howard Merrill of Veedersburg; 3 daughters at home, Nicola Sue, Tina Marie and Reatha Arlene, two brothers, Verl Merrill of Cedar Lake, Ind. and Donald Merrill of Danville, Ill., 3 sisters, Rosemon Mahoney of Calumet City, Ill., Mrs. William Divine and Mrs. James Brooks, both of Attica. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Attica, the V. F. W. and the Eagles of Attica and the American Legion of Veedersburg. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Methodist Church with Rev. Louis Haskell officiating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery with R. A. DeSutter in charge of arrangements. --typed by Walt W