FUNERAL SERVICES CONDUCTED FOR GEORGE A. MERKLEY
George A. (Bert) Merkley, 69, Vernal, died Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in a Salt Lake hospital.
Mr. Merkley was born December 18, 1882, in Vernal, a son of George E. and Phebe Ann Hacking Merkley. Mr. Merkley, who was a prominent farmer and rancher in Maeser all of his life, recently moved to Vernal.
On October 10, 1906, he married Georgiana Blackburn in the Salt Lake Temple.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Vernal Third Ward Chapel by Bishop C. Laurence Fox. Burial was in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Merkley are his widow; four sons, David, Amos, Warren Merkley, all of Vernal and Woodrow Merkley, Helper; six daughters, Eva Merkley, Mrs. Edna White and Mrs. Flora Singleton, all of Vernal; Mrs. Isabel Lewis and Mrs. Kate Jewkes, both of Price; and Mrs. Marie Voyles, Worland, Wyoming; three brothers and three sisters, John Henry and Morgan Merkley, Mrs. Eleanor Hall, Mrs. Jane Colton and Mrs. Audrey Richens, all of Vernal and Parley Merkley, Mesa, Arizona and 11 grandchildren.
Prayer at the home preceding the services was offered by F. E. Colton. Opening number was an organ solo "Going Home" by Melba Sargent. R. A. Bryson offered the invocation, after which a quartet sang, "Oh My Father." Quartet Members were Roberta Ufford, Elizabeth Sowards, Chellus M. Caldwell and Lawrence Cooper, accompanist was Dorothy Jolley.
First speaker was Harmon S. Sowards after which Harvey Knight sang "The Old Rugged Cross." Second speaker was H. Walter Woolley, followed by another number by the quartet. Benediction was offered by Carl R. Richens and dedication of the grave was by Mark M. Hall.
-Vernal Express, June 21, 1952, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
George Albert Merkley is the son of Phebe Ann Hacking and George Davis Merkley. He married Georgina Blackburn October 10, 1906 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have twelve children.
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Siblings: Morgan Merkley, John Henry Merkley, Parley Pratt Merkley, Olive Marie Merkley Bodily, Audrey Kay Merkley Richens, Mary Elizabeth Merkley, Phoebe Jane Merkley Bills Colton, Eleanor Merkley Allen Hall and George Albert Merkley.
Children not listed below:
Kate Ann Merkley 1916 - 2012
Woodrow B Merkley 1919 - 1988
George A. (Bert) Merkley, 69, Vernal, died Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in a Salt Lake hospital.
Mr. Merkley was born December 18, 1882, in Vernal, a son of George E. and Phebe Ann Hacking Merkley. Mr. Merkley, who was a prominent farmer and rancher in Maeser all of his life, recently moved to Vernal.
On October 10, 1906, he married Georgiana Blackburn in the Salt Lake Temple.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Vernal Third Ward Chapel by Bishop C. Laurence Fox. Burial was in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Merkley are his widow; four sons, David, Amos, Warren Merkley, all of Vernal and Woodrow Merkley, Helper; six daughters, Eva Merkley, Mrs. Edna White and Mrs. Flora Singleton, all of Vernal; Mrs. Isabel Lewis and Mrs. Kate Jewkes, both of Price; and Mrs. Marie Voyles, Worland, Wyoming; three brothers and three sisters, John Henry and Morgan Merkley, Mrs. Eleanor Hall, Mrs. Jane Colton and Mrs. Audrey Richens, all of Vernal and Parley Merkley, Mesa, Arizona and 11 grandchildren.
Prayer at the home preceding the services was offered by F. E. Colton. Opening number was an organ solo "Going Home" by Melba Sargent. R. A. Bryson offered the invocation, after which a quartet sang, "Oh My Father." Quartet Members were Roberta Ufford, Elizabeth Sowards, Chellus M. Caldwell and Lawrence Cooper, accompanist was Dorothy Jolley.
First speaker was Harmon S. Sowards after which Harvey Knight sang "The Old Rugged Cross." Second speaker was H. Walter Woolley, followed by another number by the quartet. Benediction was offered by Carl R. Richens and dedication of the grave was by Mark M. Hall.
-Vernal Express, June 21, 1952, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
George Albert Merkley is the son of Phebe Ann Hacking and George Davis Merkley. He married Georgina Blackburn October 10, 1906 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have twelve children.
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Siblings: Morgan Merkley, John Henry Merkley, Parley Pratt Merkley, Olive Marie Merkley Bodily, Audrey Kay Merkley Richens, Mary Elizabeth Merkley, Phoebe Jane Merkley Bills Colton, Eleanor Merkley Allen Hall and George Albert Merkley.
Children not listed below:
Kate Ann Merkley 1916 - 2012
Woodrow B Merkley 1919 - 1988
FUNERAL SERVICES CONDUCTED FOR GEORGE A. MERKLEY
George A. (Bert) Merkley, 69, Vernal, died Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in a Salt Lake hospital.
Mr. Merkley was born December 18, 1882, in Vernal, a son of George E. and Phebe Ann Hacking Merkley. Mr. Merkley, who was a prominent farmer and rancher in Maeser all of his life, recently moved to Vernal.
On October 10, 1906, he married Georgiana Blackburn in the Salt Lake Temple.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Vernal Third Ward Chapel by Bishop C. Laurence Fox. Burial was in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Merkley are his widow; four sons, David, Amos, Warren Merkley, all of Vernal and Woodrow Merkley, Helper; six daughters, Eva Merkley, Mrs. Edna White and Mrs. Flora Singleton, all of Vernal; Mrs. Isabel Lewis and Mrs. Kate Jewkes, both of Price; and Mrs. Marie Voyles, Worland, Wyoming; three brothers and three sisters, John Henry and Morgan Merkley, Mrs. Eleanor Hall, Mrs. Jane Colton and Mrs. Audrey Richens, all of Vernal and Parley Merkley, Mesa, Arizona and 11 grandchildren.
Prayer at the home preceding the services was offered by F. E. Colton. Opening number was an organ solo "Going Home" by Melba Sargent. R. A. Bryson offered the invocation, after which a quartet sang, "Oh My Father." Quartet Members were Roberta Ufford, Elizabeth Sowards, Chellus M. Caldwell and Lawrence Cooper, accompanist was Dorothy Jolley.
First speaker was Harmon S. Sowards after which Harvey Knight sang "The Old Rugged Cross." Second speaker was H. Walter Woolley, followed by another number by the quartet. Benediction was offered by Carl R. Richens and dedication of the grave was by Mark M. Hall.
-Vernal Express, June 21, 1952, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
George Albert Merkley is the son of Phebe Ann Hacking and George Davis Merkley. He married Georgina Blackburn October 10, 1906 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have twelve children.
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Siblings: Morgan Merkley, John Henry Merkley, Parley Pratt Merkley, Olive Marie Merkley Bodily, Audrey Kay Merkley Richens, Mary Elizabeth Merkley, Phoebe Jane Merkley Bills Colton, Eleanor Merkley Allen Hall and George Albert Merkley.
Children not listed below:
Kate Ann Merkley 1916 - 2012
Woodrow B Merkley 1919 - 1988
George A. (Bert) Merkley, 69, Vernal, died Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in a Salt Lake hospital.
Mr. Merkley was born December 18, 1882, in Vernal, a son of George E. and Phebe Ann Hacking Merkley. Mr. Merkley, who was a prominent farmer and rancher in Maeser all of his life, recently moved to Vernal.
On October 10, 1906, he married Georgiana Blackburn in the Salt Lake Temple.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Vernal Third Ward Chapel by Bishop C. Laurence Fox. Burial was in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Merkley are his widow; four sons, David, Amos, Warren Merkley, all of Vernal and Woodrow Merkley, Helper; six daughters, Eva Merkley, Mrs. Edna White and Mrs. Flora Singleton, all of Vernal; Mrs. Isabel Lewis and Mrs. Kate Jewkes, both of Price; and Mrs. Marie Voyles, Worland, Wyoming; three brothers and three sisters, John Henry and Morgan Merkley, Mrs. Eleanor Hall, Mrs. Jane Colton and Mrs. Audrey Richens, all of Vernal and Parley Merkley, Mesa, Arizona and 11 grandchildren.
Prayer at the home preceding the services was offered by F. E. Colton. Opening number was an organ solo "Going Home" by Melba Sargent. R. A. Bryson offered the invocation, after which a quartet sang, "Oh My Father." Quartet Members were Roberta Ufford, Elizabeth Sowards, Chellus M. Caldwell and Lawrence Cooper, accompanist was Dorothy Jolley.
First speaker was Harmon S. Sowards after which Harvey Knight sang "The Old Rugged Cross." Second speaker was H. Walter Woolley, followed by another number by the quartet. Benediction was offered by Carl R. Richens and dedication of the grave was by Mark M. Hall.
-Vernal Express, June 21, 1952, transcribed by Rhonda Holton
George Albert Merkley is the son of Phebe Ann Hacking and George Davis Merkley. He married Georgina Blackburn October 10, 1906 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have twelve children.
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Siblings: Morgan Merkley, John Henry Merkley, Parley Pratt Merkley, Olive Marie Merkley Bodily, Audrey Kay Merkley Richens, Mary Elizabeth Merkley, Phoebe Jane Merkley Bills Colton, Eleanor Merkley Allen Hall and George Albert Merkley.
Children not listed below:
Kate Ann Merkley 1916 - 2012
Woodrow B Merkley 1919 - 1988
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