William H. MERCE
(1858-1930)
Katherine VIVIAN
(1864-1941)
Russell MERCE
(1899-1997)
Crystal J. PATTERSON
(Abt 1906-)
LeRoy Alton MERCE
(1930-2006)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Laura Ruth LAWRENCE

  • Rodney Lee MERCE
  • Janet MERCE
  • Roger MERCE
2. Shirleya MASON

LeRoy Alton MERCE

  • Born: 5 Aug 1930, Swedesboro, Gloucester, NJ, USA 2 3
  • Married (1): 9 Feb 1952, Guernsey, OH, USA 1
  • Married (2): 22 Sep 1983, Guernsey, OH, USA
  • Died: 12 Dec 2006, Kimbolton, Guernsey, OH, USA 3

   Research Notes:

Obituary...

"Leroy A. Merce, age 76 of Kimbolton, died Wed., December 13, 2006, at his home. He was a son of the late Russell Merce and Crystal J. (Patterson) Merce. He was a member of the Bird's Run Community Church in Kimbolton.
Mr. Merce retired in 1978 as a groundskeeper from Cambridge City Schools after suffering a stroke. He was in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1955, a member of the Senior Citizen Center, the Bird's Run Grange, and the Guernsey County Pomona Grange.
Surviving are: his wife, Shirley A. (Mason) Johnson Merce of the home; 1 daughter, Janet Ely of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; 3 step-daughters, Cathy (Joe) Leroux of Norwalk, Ohio; Linda (Charles) Camp of Bryan, Texas; Sherry (Dale) Carver of Westerville, Ohio; 1 son, Rodney (Christy) Merce of Kimbolton, Ohio; 2 step-sons, Ronald (Laurie) Johnson of Mississippi; Don Johnson of Cambridge, Ohio; 1 sister, Ann (Bruce) Rogan of Tennessee; 2 sister-in-laws, Judy Hartwig of Georgia; Louanna (Dale) Rogers of Cambridge, Ohio; 4 brothers, Ira (Jane) Merce of Florida; Bill (Betty Lou) Merce of Maryland; Donald (Carol) Merce of Florida; and Richard (Elaine) Merce of Norfolk, Virginia; 1 brother-in-law, Rollin (Lucille) Lawrence of Illinoise; 13 grandchildren, Jason, Keith and Brian Merce, Steffani (Tim) Jamison, Joey Leroux, Jennifer Hawkins, Carrie (L.C.) Harrison, Keith Camp, Ashley (A.J.) Camp, Brittany Johnson, Diamond Johnson, Kyle Carver, Melissa (Justin) Belfrey; 10 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews." 4

   Marriage Information:

LeRoy married Laura Ruth LAWRENCE, daughter of Clarence LAWRENCE and Roxie ARMSTRONG, on 9 Feb 1952 in Guernsey, OH, USA 1. (Laura Ruth LAWRENCE was born on 31 Aug 1924 in Knox, Guernsey, OH, USA 5 and died on 8 Jul 1983 in Coshocton, Coshocton Co., OH, USA.)

   Marriage Notes:

Leroy Alton Merce, age 21 on Aug 5, 1951, single, farming, of Bird's Run, R.D. #1, Guernsey County, Ohio, born in Sweedsborro, N.J., son of Russell Merce & Chrystal Patterson, and
Larua Ruth Lawrence, age 27 on Aug 31, 1951, single, housekeeping, of Bird's Run, R.D. #1, Guernsey County, Ohio, born in Knox Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, daughter of Clarence Lawrence & Roxie Armstrong

   Marriage Information:

LeRoy also married Shirleya MASON on 22 Sep 1983 in Guernsey, OH, USA.

Sources


1 Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, no. 01269.

2 Ibid, age 21 on Aug 5, 1951.

3 (from: U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)).

4 memorialobituaries.com, http://www.memorialobituaries.com/memorials/memorials.cgi?action=Obit&memid=175085&clientid=bundyl.

5 Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, age 27 on Aug 31, 1951.


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