Rev. John Herbert Merry, Sr.

1895 - 1993  (98 years)

• Name	John Herbert Merry  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	8 Mar 1895	Woodland, Aroostook, Maine   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jul 1993	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine   [1, 3, 5, 6]
  Burial	Thorndike Center Cemetery, Thorndike, Waldo, Maine   [7]
  Person ID	I77599	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Herbert Leslie Merry
  Mother	Selena Irene Raven
  Family ID	F10917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sadie Jane Dyer,   b. 30 Apr 1899, Thorndike, Waldo, Maine d. 16 Nov 1973, Searsport, Waldo, Maine (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1917	Thorndike, Waldo, Maine   [2]
  Family ID	F8321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Arline Eleanor Randall,   b. 26 Feb 1919, Palmyra, Somerset, Maine d. 12 Dec 2005, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1967	..., Imperial, California   [1, 8]
  Family ID	F35903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Republican Journal Bangor and Searsport – Rev. John H. Merry Sr., 98, went to be with Jesus, July 23, 1993. He fought a courageous battle against cancer. He was born in Woodland (Aroostook County), March 8, 1895, the son of Herbert and Selena (Raven) Merry. He was a minister of the Gospel for more than 70 years. Until this year, he planted a large garden annually, sharing his produce with family and friends. Surviving are his wife, Arline Merry of Bangor; two sons, Earl & Hazel Merry of Searsport, Ervin & Faustina Merry of Belfast; daughters, Marie & Alex Opdahl of Monroe, Ina & Irving Moulton of Knox, Millie & Lloyd Sylvester of Searsport and Ruth & Herman Robbins of Belfast; 2 daughters-in-law, Delores Merry and Barbara Merry Nickerson of Belfast; stepson Dale & Ruth Rogerson of Madera, CA; 30 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; several step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Sadie (Dyer) Merry in 1974; sons John Merry Jr. in 1985 and Elwood Merry in 1988; grandson, Herman "Peter" Robbins in 1974. Burial will be in Center Cemetery in East Thorndike.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22750] Descendants of William Hascall and Hannah Butler, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S27165] Family records and notes courtesy of David Sylvester of Searsport, Maine, (posted on the Haskell Mailing List at RootsWeb.com). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S25290] Draft registration, John Herbert Merry. [S42569] Greg H. Drew, RootsWeb.com, Drew Families of Maine and More, (extracted October 2009). [S63836] Obituary, Republican Journal, Rev. John H. Merry Sr. [S63568] Cemetery index, Thorndike Center Cemetery, Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S29631] Marriage index, California, John H. Merry and Arline E. Randall.