Barry County, Missouri Obituaries - Nancy Merl Wright

Hi Mr. Miller, I have the following submission for Barry County, Mo.
Archives, Obitutary
CULVER Funeral Home, Cassville, Missouri
Obitutary for:
WRIGHT, Nancy Merl      1903-1977

Nancy Merl, oldest of ten children of E.R. & Artie Wormington Robberson, was
born in a rural home north of Cassville, Barry Co., Mo., June 3, 1903: and
was saved and baptised at the Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church on De. 5,
1928.  She was a very active missionary from an early age.

With the combined efforts of Miss Robberson and Rev. Winifred Davis the
Merl's Chapel Church was organized and established on Nov. 14, 1929.  This
was the date on which Sister Merl was ordained and became the first pastor
of the Chapel.

On May 2, 1931, Miss Nancy Merl Robberson was united in Holy Matrimony to
William Andrew (Andy) Wright.  There was one son born of this union.  Andy
and Merl were an active well-known couple in both the missionary field and
the community as a whole.  Andy preceded her in death on Nov. 25, 1969; but
their son Junior Glendon, survives;  he and his wife Jessie, now make their
home in Wichita, Kansas;  also surviving are eight grandchildren and five
great grandchildren.

After the death of her beloved Andy, Sister Wright moved to Wichita in 1969
and made her home with Glendon and Jessie.  She has known a long struggle
with failing health and departed this life at 11:40 p.m. on May 6, 1977, in
the St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 73 years, 11
months, and 3 days.

Besides her parents, Nancy Merl was also preceded in death by a baby sister
Lavada, age 4. She is survived by two brothers---Harlan Robberson of Hemet,
Ca., Ross Robberson of Purdy, Mo.  Six sisters also survive--Mrs. Hazel
Swaffar, of Monett, Mo., Mrs Ruby Henderson of Hemet, Ca., Miss Willie
Robberson and Mrs. Erma Gates, both of Purdy, Mo., Mrs. Marzelle Arnaud of
Monett, Mo., and Mrs. Erma Swaffar, of Torrence, Ca.

There are many other relatives and a host of brothers and sisters in Christ
who will be saddened by the passing of this courageous little lady----REV.
NANCY MERL ROBBERSON WRIGHT.

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