Merle retired from A.E. Staley Co after 28 years in the sheet metal
department, advancing from the shipping department where he worked
when he and Vivian married.
He was a member of the Central Christian Church in Decatur.
He was a twin to Pauline.
The funeral was held in the Brentlinger Pershing Funeral Home in
Decatur, IL, on Wednesday at 10 AM.
