Merrill served in the U.S. Air Force. He retired as a tool and die maker from Chevy Truck & Bus. Merrill was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Dunkirk, Indiana; was a member of the Corvair Club; bowled on several bowling leagues and at one time, held his pilot's license.
Merrill is survived by his wife, Beverly Hutchens Bennett of Portland; son, Patrick (Genesia) Bennett of Lynchburg, VA; daughters, Debbie (Roger) Clendening of Paoli, Cindy (Darrell) Collier of Jamestown, TN and Dana (Bruce) Swafford of Gosport; brother, Robert Bennett of Petersburg; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Tawna Suzzett Bennett; brother, Virgil Bennett and sisters, Dorothy Schoolcraft, Florence Fish, Shirley Roe and Thelma Bennett.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. April 11, 2015 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens - 1977 South State Road 135 Greenwood, Indiana. There will be no public visitation.
Merrill served in the U.S. Air Force. He retired as a tool and die maker from Chevy Truck & Bus. Merrill was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Dunkirk, Indiana; was a member of the Corvair Club; bowled on several bowling leagues and at one time, held his pilot's license.
Merrill is survived by his wife, Beverly Hutchens Bennett of Portland; son, Patrick (Genesia) Bennett of Lynchburg, VA; daughters, Debbie (Roger) Clendening of Paoli, Cindy (Darrell) Collier of Jamestown, TN and Dana (Bruce) Swafford of Gosport; brother, Robert Bennett of Petersburg; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Tawna Suzzett Bennett; brother, Virgil Bennett and sisters, Dorothy Schoolcraft, Florence Fish, Shirley Roe and Thelma Bennett.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. April 11, 2015 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens - 1977 South State Road 135 Greenwood, Indiana. There will be no public visitation.
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