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Merle R Myers

Male 1922 - 2019  (97 years)


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  • Name Merle R Myers 
    Born 3 Jun 1922  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Dec 2019 
    Buried 30 Dec 2019  Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21987  Rossville
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2021 

    Father Ross Wilson Myers,   b. 8 Nov 1891, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1975, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Bertha M Wax Myers,   b. 7 Aug 1895,   d. 11 Jan 1979  (Age 83 years) 
    Married Feb 1911 
    Divorced YES 
    Family ID F6325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Betty Theory Myers 
    Divorced YES 
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2020 01:59:41 
    Family ID F8481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nina Ferguson Myers,   d. 7 Aug 1996 
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2020 02:00:07 
    Family ID F8482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Tillie Neuner Myers 
    Married 1 Jun 1998 
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2020 02:00:42 
    Family ID F8483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Myers, Merle
    Obituary- Myers, Merle
    Merle R. Myers

    Merle R. Myers died December 25, 2019 at the age of 97 years old. He was born to Ross and Bertha (Wax) Myers on June 3, 1922 on a farm near Rossville, KS the fourth of ten children. He served in the U.S. Navy during W.W. II. Upon returning from service, he worked at the Safeway Store, Johnson Potato Chips, Peacock Linen, retiring from Ed Marling Stores in 1984. Later he worked for Heinz Lighting for 17 years. Merle was able to do many things that he had self-taught himself such as building bird houses and wiring electrical appliances.

    Merle married Betty Theory, they divorced. He married Nina Ferguson, she died August 7, 1996. He married Tillie Neuner June 1, 1998, she survives.

    Besides his wife, Tillie of 21 years, survivors include a step-son, Benny Neuner, and his wife, Christine and six grandchildren, Miranda, Hanna, Benjamin, Isaac, Samantha and Ethan and one great-granddaughter, Delilah. Also surviving is sister-in-law, Nancy Myers and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and siblings, Pearl Wells, Jack Myers, Wynona Wasser, Irene Nunn, Clair Vanover, Olive Lindsay, Clifford "Kip" Myers, Beverly Carlin and Carl Dean Myers.

    In lieu of flowers, Merle requested memorials be given to First United Methodist Church, Helping Hands Humane Society, Midland Care Hospice or Oak Creek Senior Living Center.

    Family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Penwell-Gabel, 1321 SW 10th Ave. Topeka. Funeral ceremony will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2019 at First United Methodist Church, in the Klasse Chapel, 600 SW Topeka, KS 66603. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery with Military Honors.

    To leave a message for the family online please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.