Burials in the Merrill Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery

Jackson Earl Adams, born 22 April 1932, died 22 September 2015, son of Earl C. Adams and Edna Deem. He married Rosetta Kelley.

Billy E. Allen, born 8 September 1929, died 24 November 2010, son of James E. Allen and Hazel Beal. He married Della Mae Kelley.

Howard Burley Allman, born 3 April 1886, died 6 October 1976, son of Levi Allman and Amanda Catherine Kelly. He married Blanche Clegg 8 October 1921.

Deo Claude Bailey, born 7 March 1928, died 11 June 1982, son of Paris Bailey and Lelia Gay Starcher. He married Alma Jean Miller 28 October 1956.

Forrest Farl Bailey, born 28 September 1910, died 19 November 1981, son of James Harvey Bailey and Addie Myrtle McKee. He married Inez Marie Roberts 20 April 1935.

Paris Bailey, born 6 December 1901, died 2 November 1992, son of Henderson Clark Bailey and Saphronia Elizabeth Siers. He married Lelia Gay Starcher 8 February 1922.

Wilma Gwendolyn Bailey, born 19 April 1925, died 7 April 2013, daughter of Paris Bailey and Lelia Gay Starcher. She married Charles Stanley Johnston 23 June 1946.

Pastor Melvin Lee Boggs, born 21 December 1938, died 10 August 2026, son of William Byrne Boggs and Carrol L. (--?--). He married ? (--?--). He married Constance Sue Melrose 1975.

Sarah A. Bradford, born 19 December 1834, died 20 January 1902, daughter of James Brafford and Elizabeth (--?--). She married Henry W. Baker 31 January 1861.

William Robert Bumgarner, born 4 February 1927, died 9 June 2011, son of William Bumgarner and Stella Sims. He married Eleanor Loretta Wallbrown 18 February 1958.

Alma A. Clegg, born 24 December 1889, died 21 May 1959, daughter of Richard Clegg and Lillie Mae James. She married William Sherman Tippens.

Blanche Clegg, born 20 February 1901, died 20 February 1993, daughter of Richard Clegg and Lillie Mae James. She married Howard Burley Allman 8 October 1921.

Mary Agnes Collins, born 1904, died 1985. She married Harley Merrill Weigle 22 December 1928.

James E. Cothern, born 1841, died 1913.

Harriet Josephine Cozad, born 22 February 1942, died 9 September 2021, daughter of Howard John Cozad and Leona Elizabeth Province. She married Jarrett Lyle Blosser 3 June 1963.

Howard John Cozad, born 2 January 1896, died 18 June 1977. He married Leona Elizabeth Province 24 August 1924.

Jean Ellen Cozad, born 3 March 1938, died 14 May 2021, daughter of Howard John Cozad and Leona Elizabeth Province. She married Howard Blosser.

Reverend Noble L. Crew, born 21 December 1919, died 8 December 1994, son of Delbert Lee Crew and Mary Virginia Vandal. He married Cleota Pearl Tippens 19 April 1945.

Harriet Charlotte Cross, born 14 April 1884, died 13 December 1955, daughter of David Cross and Martha M. Tippens. She married Carey Elsworth Sims 14 April 1905.

Richard Gale Davis, born 18 November 1944, died 21 June 2017, son of Gerald Hugh Davis and Virginia Elizabeth Isner. He married Barbara J. Starcher.

Ruel Ray Davis, born 18 April 1932, died 23 November 2016, son of Thomas J. Davis and Orlie Gae Coe. He married Eldred Regina Morgan.

Edna Virginia Deem, born 23 July 1926, died 13 October 2013, daughter of Lawrence Stanley Deem and Ines Elma Woodyard. She married Emmett Harold Pyles 7 August 1946.

Ruth Naomi Deem, born 27 January 1935, died 6 August 2024, daughter of Lawrence Stanley Deem and Ines Elma Woodyard. She married Edward Steven Davis 26 November 1964.

Reverend Doctor Lewis L. Ferrell, born 22 August 1939, died 18 November 1997, son of Lewis Spencer Ferrell and Nina Riddle. He married Laura Nell (--?--).

William A. Ferrell, born 4 March 1842, died 20 November 1921, son of Thomas Ferrell.

Mary Ann Foutty, born 16 March 1878 (1879), died 28 August 1931, daughter of A.A. Foutty. She married John William Gabbert.

John William Gabbert, is living.

Charles Ray Garretson, born 19 July 1885, died 12 June 1964, son of Charles P. Garretson and Endora Bailey. He married Myrta Pearl Merrill 20 April 1926.

Robert Bailey Gilbert, born 21 January 1930, died 25 June 2014, son of Merle B. Gilbert and Edna Bailey. He married Arda Marcena Watson 1954.

Charles Kimmons Greenburg, born 8 December 1929, died 11 July 2016, son of George Greenburg and Mary Satow. He married Mary Ethel Moore 12 April 1952.

Esta Lorena Gregg, born 1915, died 16 April 1979, daughter of James A. Gregg and Ellen Elder. She married Ray E. Tippens.

Alice E. Hindman, born 1853, died 1921, daughter of William A. Hindman and Lucinda Barnes. She married Abraham B. Quick 30 July 1874.

Emma F. Hindman, born 23 June 1847, died 27 December 1909, daughter of William A. Hindman and Lucinda Barnes. She married Reverend Alford Ellis Merrill 6 February 1868.

Margaret Jane Hopkins, born 19 December 1859, died 19 September 1925, daughter of Thomas B. Hopkins and Amelia Connelly. She married Charles Shears 31 March 1877.

George W. Johnson, born 7 August 1919, died 30 May 2001. He married Irene Merrill 27 October 1972.

Earl Stanley Johnston (Stan), born 20 October 1949, died 11 January 2020, son of Charles Stanley Johnston and Wilma Gwendolyn Bailey. He married Shiela Bibbee. He married Charlene Rae Flesher.

Della Mae Kelley, born 1 February 1932, died 9 June 1999, daughter of Mantford S. Kelley and Georgia Leeson. She married Brooks Steven Layner Senior. She married Billy E. Allen. She married Carl William Toncray 3 March 1959.

Manford S. Kelley Junior, born 2 February 1934, died 5 October 2016, son of Mantford S. Kelley and Georgia Leeson. He married ? (--?--).

Rosetta Kelley, born 26 April 1938, died 28 April 2013, daughter of Mantford S. Kelley and Georgia Leeson. She married Jackson Earl Adams.

William Franklin Kelley, born 11 March 1942, died 17 January 2013, son of Mantford S. Kelley and Georgia Leeson. He was companion of Jacqueline Sue Rhodes. He married Delores Jean Barr.

Brooks Steven Layner Junior, born 15 November 1959, died 26 December 2017, son of Brooks Steven Layner Senior and Kathryn N. Kelley. He was companion of Tamberly Lynn Caltrider.

Carolyn Ann Lyons, born 23 May 1948, died 19 March 2022, daughter of Overton Lee Lyons and Mary Elizabeth Mercer. She married Wilbert F. Kelley.

Ruby Augusta Lyons, born 17 January 1919, died 23 November 2007, daughter of James M. Lyons and Mary Belle Allman. She married Floyd D. Pyles.

Okley Malone, born 8 June 1917, died 13 December 2004, son of Phillip Sheridan Malone and Laura Underwood. He married Hazel F. Leasure.

Constance Sue Melrose, born 27 July 1945, died 17 May 2017, daughter of Forest Glen Melrose and Sylvia Beatrice Pyles. She married Russell James Strong 14 August 1965. She married Pastor Melvin Lee Boggs 1975.

Forest Glen Melrose, born 1909, died 1967, son of Forrest M. Melrose and Lucy Deem. He married Sylvia Beatrice Pyles.

Mary Jo Melrose, born 5 January 1941, died 28 September 2006, daughter of Forest Glen Melrose and Sylvia Beatrice Pyles. She married Robert Noah Villers 14 February 1959.

Reverend Alford Ellis Merrill, born 26 December 1846, died 4 June 1926, son of Stephen Merrill and Hester A. Conoway. He married Emma F. Hindman 6 February 1868. He married Mary Ann Foutty 28 February 1911.

Connie Sue Merrill (Constance), born 1939, died 1940, daughter of George Russell Merrill and Laura J. Tippens.

Ella May Merrill, born 5 March 1885, died 31 December 1970, daughter of John Caleb Merrill and Frances Jane Patton.

Irene Merrill, born 23 December 1930, died 27 October 2018, daughter of George Russell Merrill and Laura J. Tippens. She married George W. Johnson 27 October 1972.

John Caleb Merrill, born 13 April 1849, died 10 November 1936, son of Stephen Merrill and Hester A. Conoway. He married Frances Jane Patton.

Laura Vernia Merrill, born 4 August 1882, died 26 May 1895, daughter of John Caleb Merrill and Frances Jane Patton.

Orvil Lane Merrill, born 17 December 1921, died 20 June 2009, son of George Russell Merrill and Laura J. Tippens. He married Mayetta Louise Snyder 19 September 1946.

Mary Ethel Moore, born 20 August 1932, died 20 January 2005, daughter of Richard Wayne Moore and Anna Ethel (--?--). She married Harry Nelson Boso 31 December 1948. She married Charles Kimmons Greenburg 12 April 1952.

Eldred Regina Morgan, born 4 July 1933, died 29 December 2012, daughter of Harley Morgan Senior and Vinnie Ruth Brannon. She married Ruel Ray Davis.

Mariah Morgan, born November 1840, died 1911. She married Edward C. Tippens 1860.

Eileen Nuzum, born 1946, died 12 September 2011. She married Ward Foster 1968.

Frances Jane Patton, born 1855, died 1934. She married John Caleb Merrill.

John W. Porter, born 25 February 1838, died 22 April 1916.

Zilla Francis Porter, born 28 November 1850 (26 November), died 2 August 1934, daughter of James Porter. She married Henry William Giffin.

Mose Price, died 1 March 1937.

Charles Emmett Pyles, born 12 April 1888, died 12 June 1963, son of I. Thamer Pyles and Mary Clegg. He married Addie Olive Stephens 23 February 1910.

Emmett Harold Pyles, born 28 November 1919, died 7 November 1991, son of Charles Emmett Pyles and Addie Olive Stephens. He married Edna Virginia Deem 7 August 1946.

Sylvia Beatrice Pyles, born 16 March 1917, died 7 February 2014, daughter of Charles Emmett Pyles and Addie Olive Stephens. She married Forest Glen Melrose.

Willard Denzil Pyles, born 3 June 1912, died 22 September 1994, son of Charles Emmett Pyles and Addie Olive Stephens.

Abraham B. Quick, born 1849, died 1925, son of John W. Quick and Eve (--?--). He married Alice E. Hindman 30 July 1874.

Gertha Emma Quick, born 25 April 1878, died 4 May 1947, daughter of Abraham B. Quick and Alice E. Hindman. She married W.W. Weigle.

Derrick Shane Riggs, born 15 March 1989, died 8 October 2016, son of Alva Donald Riggs Junior and April Darlene Layner. He married ? (--?--).

Arlene F. Roach, born 21 August 1956, died 28 July 2015, daughter of Ira Gordon Roach Senior and Estherla Eddy. She married ? (--?--). She married (--?--) Gibson.

Inez Marie Roberts, born 11 February 1912, died 7 September 2000, daughter of Charles Harmer Roberts and Clarissa Hanna Riddle. She married Forrest Farl Bailey 20 April 1935.

Brandon Dean Ross, born 10 June 2005, died 10 June 2005, son of Bryan Dean Ross and ? (--?--).

Bryan Dean Ross, born 25 August 1959, died 25 November 2021, son of Walter P. Ross and Eldamae (--?--). He married ? (--?--).

Charles Shears, born 10 March 1852, died 14 September 1936, son of Solomon Sealsbury Shears and Eliza Ogden. He married Margaret Jane Hopkins 31 March 1877.

Leatha Elizabeth Shears, born 8 March 1920, died before 7 August 1998, daughter of Levi Edward Shears and Lina Mae Sweeney. She married Kenneth Elmo Wildman.

Levi Edward Shears, born 3 December 1886, died 28 March 1976, son of Charles Shears and Mary Jane Hopkins. He married Lina Mae Sweeney.

Solomon Sealsbury Shears, born 1817, died 31 December 1886. He married Eliza Ogden 12 February 1846.

Carey Elsworth Sims (Cary), born 1880, died 5 July 1956, son of Ebenezer B. Sims and Aldie Ellen Flinn. He married Harriet Charlotte Cross 14 April 1905.

Martha Ann Sioux, born 5 June 1860, died 17 November 1943, daughter of A. Sioux and Maranda Shields. She married David Allen.

Mayetta Louise Snyder, born 18 August 1925, died 21 December 2013, daughter of Henry Snyder and Louise Jacobs. She married Orvil Lane Merrill 19 September 1946.

John Wayne Starcher, born 1971, died 8 August 2010, son of Andrew Jackson Starcher and Bethel Virginia Derenberger.

Lelia Gay Starcher, born 26 July 1901, died 22 January 1970, daughter of Adam Starcher and Emma F. Ash. She married Paris Bailey 8 February 1922.

Addie Olive Stephens, born 1892, died 1972, daughter of Jarred Stephens and Mary Wilson. She married Charles Emmett Pyles 23 February 1910.

Lina Mae Sweeney, born 3 September 1884, died 18 January 1963, daughter of William Sweeney and Caroline Buck. She married Levi Edward Shears.

Cleota Pearl Tippens (Pearl), born 16 February 1915, died 8 April 1999, daughter of William Sherman Tippens and Alma A. Clegg. She married Reverend Noble L. Crew 19 April 1945.

Edward C. Tippens, born December 1836, died 1910. He married Mariah Morgan 1860.

Marion Tippens, born 1865, died 1908, child of Edward C. Tippens and Mariah Morgan.

Okey M. Tippens, born 21 November 1896, died 10 January 1963, son of Edward Tippens and Eda VanCamp. He married Mildred (--?--).

William Sherman Tippens, born 1894, died 3 January 1979, son of Edward Tippens and Eda VanCamp. He married Alma A. Clegg.

Robert Cleo Vance, born 3 May 1938, died 31 December 2012, son of Chester Vance and Louise Gabbert. He married Leona F. Myers.

Eleanor Loretta Wallbrown, born 8 January 1938, died 1 September 2020, daughter of Paul L. Wallbrown and Cassie L. Bowers. She married William Robert Bumgarner 18 February 1958.

Arda Marcena Watson, born 28 June 1935, died 9 August 2026, daughter of Rex Willibee Watson and Geneva Baldwin. She married Robert Bailey Gilbert 1954.

Harley Merrill Weigle, born 18 December 1908, died 24 January 1967, son of Averal G. Weigle and Florence Merrill. He married Mary Agnes Collins 22 December 1928.

Kenneth Edward Wildman, born 3 February 1942, died 13 February 1959, son of Kenneth Elmo Wildman and Leatha Elizabeth Shears.

Kenneth Elmo Wildman, is living.