One of several siblings, Merle taught school in the local community of Odd, WV.
After her husband was killed from gas from the coal mine, Merle was left with four boys to raise. She lived on their small farm for years, before moving to Maryland to where two of her sons had moved. She worked in the local school until retirement. Always keeping in touch with her siblings, they would try to go 'to the river' where they would stay at a cabin for a week, catching up on each other's lives She loved working in her garden, and was a pillar of her church until the end.
One of several siblings, Merle taught school in the local community of Odd, WV.
After her husband was killed from gas from the coal mine, Merle was left with four boys to raise. She lived on their small farm for years, before moving to Maryland to where two of her sons had moved. She worked in the local school until retirement. Always keeping in touch with her siblings, they would try to go 'to the river' where they would stay at a cabin for a week, catching up on each other's lives She loved working in her garden, and was a pillar of her church until the end.
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