Earl D. Merrill - 96
9/15/1913 - 11/20/2009

Walnut - Earl D. Merrill, age 96, of the Homestead Apartments in Walnut Illinois, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Walnut Manor Nursing Home.

Earl was born September 15, 1913 in Prophetstown, Illinois, the son of George and Emma (Hotchkiss) Merrill. He was united in marriage to Elsie Wildman on September 16, 1939 at the Prophetstown Methodist Church in Prophetstown, Illinois. He farmed in the Prophetstown, Lyndon, and Ohio area during his lifetime. He retired in 1985. He was a member of the Ohio United Methodist Church and he loved baseball, auctions, and his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife Elsie of Walnut, Illinois; two sons Dan (Carol) Merrill of Ohio, Illinois, David Merrill of Dale, Texas; 10 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and one nephew Gene Poulter of Prophetstown, Illinois.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and one brother.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut, with the Rev. Paul Nolden, pastor of the Walnut United Methodist Church, officiating . Visitation will be held Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut. Cremation rites will be accorded after the services. Burial of cremains will be in Limerick Cemetery in Kasbeer. A MEMORIAL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN HIS MEMORY. Condolences may be sent to: www.garlandfuneralhome.com.

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