OBITUARY: Merlyn Leroy Vote, 1930-2003, Mitchell Co., Iowa



                           Merlyn Leroy Vote

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted 5 FEB 2003]

Funeral services were held Thursday, February 6, 2003 at 2 pm at the United
Methodist Church in Riceville for Merlyn Leroy Vote, age 72, of Riceville.
Rev. Michael Carey officiated. Burial was in Riceville Cemetery in Riceville
with military honors conducted by Roy Gue Post 244 of Riceville.  

Mr. Vote died Monday, February 3, 2002 at the Good Samaritan Center in
St. Ansgar.

Merlyn was born November 27, 1930 in Pocahontas County, IA to Clarence Guy
Vote and Evelyn Edith Erickson Vote. He attended school in Pocahontas,
Burnside and graduated from Riceville High School. Merlyn was united in
marriage to Arlys Moses on Dec. 8, 1951 at the Riceville United Methodist
Church. Merlyn served his country as a soldier in the U.S. Army from
1952-53. After returning home, Merlyn worked for Farmers Telephone Company
and was a partner with Kenneth Hammerstrom operating H & V Electric in
Riceville. He and Arlys moved to their present home in August of 1962 and
Merlyn began farming. Merlyn also was a substitute rural mail carrier and
then a full time mail carrier while he was farming. He retired from the
U.S. Postal service in 1986. He operated the Riceville Bowling Alley from
1968 to 1978.

Merlyn was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Clarence Jr.
and Bruce Vote.

Those that survive him include his wife, Arlys of Riceville; one son,
David L. Vote of St. Ansgar; and one daughter, Lisa and her husband,
Darryl Hunt and their two children, Tanner and Ashley Hunt of Ackley; a
sister, Ann Padget and her husband, John of Waterloo; two brothers,
Bernard and wife, Mary Ann of Riceville and Roger and his wife, Mary Lou
of Riceville; and two sister-in-laws, Louise Vote of Omaha, NB and Margaret
Vote of Riceville; and many nieces and nephews.





Copyright (c) 2003 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)

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