Merle E Bird

1938 - 2020  (81 years)

• Name	Merle E Bird
  Born	24 Dec 1938	Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Nov 2020	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I20465	Rossville
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	William Bird
  Mother	Eva May Bird
  Family ID	F8608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanne Hull Bird
  Married	27 Sep 1963	Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
  Children	1. Michael Shane Bird   2. Sean Bird   3. Daniel Bird   4. Katherine Bird Haynes
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021 17:36:48
  Family ID	F5807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Bird, Merle Merle E. Bird Rossville – Merle E. Bird, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Lexington Park in Topeka. He was born December 24, 1938, at Alva, OK., the son of William and Eva May Bird. His parents were teachers, and he had lived in different places growing up. Merle was stationed in Thule, Greenland while serving in the United States Army. He moved to Emporia, where he received a Masters Degree in Education from Kansas State Teacher’s College. He taught at Roosevelt High School on the campus and later worked at the Emporia Gazette. In 1972 he and his family moved to the Rossville community. Merle was a journalist at the Topeka Capital-Journal for many years. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and was a member of the Topeka St. Patrics Day Committee. Merle was passionate about cooking and food. He had a love for music and writing. Mr. Bird was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Allen, and a sister, Carol. Merle E. Bird and Jeanne Hull were united in marriage on September 27, 1963, at Amarillo, TX. She survives of the home. Other survivors include three sons, Sean (Brooke) Bird, Rossville, Michael (Cori) Bird, Topeka and Daniel (Shana) Bird, Paxico; his daughter, Katherine (Jaycee) Haynes, Rossville; two sisters, Mary Kay Bibb, NM., and Jeanie Wade, Alva, OK; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren with one on the way. Graveside services will be private in the Rossville Cemetery, Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.