Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Willie Oneda Merilatt
   
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   Willie  Oneda  Merilatt  was  born  May 11, 1920 in Erick, Oklahoma to
   Susan  Avo Holland and William Lewis Crawford. She passed away May 28,
   2002  in  Erick,  Oklahoma at the age of 82 years and 17 days. She was
   married  to  Orville O. Merilatt at Clayton, New Mexico on October 31,
   1938. She graduated from Erick High School in 1941. She worked in an
   aircraft  factory for a short time in Pampa, TX during WWII. She was a
   lifelong  resident  of  Erick and attended Erick First Baptist Church.
   She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 3 sons, 1 grandson,
   and 1 granddaughter.
   Survivors  include:  three  daughters,  Pat Weems and husband Steve of
   Blossom,  TX.,  Frieda  McKenzie and husband Dalton of Van, TX., Diana
   Harkins  and  husband  Tom of Erick, OK..; three sons, Johnnie Merilatt
   and wife Carolyn of Sayre, OK., Ronnie Merilatt and wife Susan of Fort
   Worth,   TX.,  Steve  Merilatt  and  wife  Hilda  of  Erick,  OK.;  17
   grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; numerous other nieces, nephews,
   relatives and friends.
   Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 6-Jun-2002