Lucky P.
Merrill
THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1970
COLORADO CITY ~~ Funeral for L. P. Merrill, 83, will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday in the First Methodist Church in Colorado City with the Rev. Billy
Wilkinson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Colorado City Cemetery
under the direction of Kiker and Son Funeral Home.
Mr. Merrill, an area rancher died at 6:10 p.m. Sunday in the Root Valley
Fair Lodge after a long illness.
He was born December 14, 1886 in Somerville County. He married Berta Lou
Webb December 11, 1921 in Glen Rose. They came to Colorado City in January,
1925. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. C. C. Burt of Colorado City
and Mrs. Jane Brady of Weatherford; one brother, Louis P. Merrill of
Midlothian; four sisters, Mrs. W. E. Weeks and Mrs. G. L. Vettilyon both of
Odessa, Mrs. John Mason of Burkburnett and Mrs. R. E. Massey of Dallas; one
grandchild.
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