Eaton County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Merriott, Gerald Duane And Barbara Jean (Denby ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandra Moore http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007687 August 1, 2009, 5:13 pm Cemetery: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery Name: Gerald Duane And Barbara Jean (Denby Merriott Date Of Photograph: July 26, 2009 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/eaton/photos/tombstones/forestlawnmemori/merriott71865nph.jpg Image file size: 112.6 Kb Headstones located in Section B MERRIOTT WALTER F. DOROTHY M. 1898 - 1978 1914 - 1980 MERRIOTT BARBARA J. GERALD D. 1936 - 2006 1934 - 1981 DENBY MARIAN T. MARTIN R. 1914 - 1993 1913 - 1986 Note: Walter F. and Dorothy M. Merriott were the parents of Gerald Duane Merriott. Walter F. Merriott date of birth August 8, 1898 and date of death June 1978 (SSDI) Dorothy M. Merriott date of birth January 5, 1914 and date of death March 4, 1980 (SSDI) Gerald Duane date of birth September 26, 1934 and date of death May 26, 1981 (SSDI) Barbara Jean (Denby) Merriott was the daughter of Martin Richard and Marian Thankful (Nessen) Denby. Her date of birth February 14, 1936 Lansing, Ingham Co., MI and date of death February 17, 2006 Charlotte, Eaton Co., MI (SSDI) Gerald Duane Merriott and Barbara Jean Denby were married May 22, 1954 in Lansing, Ingham Co., MI. They were the parents of a daughter and a son. Martin Richard Denby was the son of William Walter and Bridget "Betty" (Brennan) Denby. He was born June 5, 1913 in Lansing, Ingham Co., MI and passed away August 31, 1986 Lansing, Ingham Co., MI. He married Marian Thankful Nessen on July 15, 1933 in Lansing, Ingham Co., MI. He owned and operated Denby's Body Shop at 2327 S. Pennsylvania, Lansing, MI featuring welding, painting, and bumping services. Martin Denby had been in the welding service since 1932 and operated his own welding and body shop business. Nartin and Marian had three daughters. Marian Thankful Nessen was the daughter of Jens P. and Thankful (Gilmore) Nessen. She was born November 9, 1914 in Baldwin, Lake Co., MI and died June 19, 1993 in Lansing, Ingham Co., MI. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/eaton/photos/tombstones/forestlawnmemori/merriott71865nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb