Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Eash, Merle L., Sr. December 12, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on December 15, 2011 
  Merle L. Eash Sr. 
   
  LEBANON Merle L. Eash, Sr., 89, of Cedar Haven Nursing Home died Monday, 
  December 12, 2011, at the home. He was the husband of the late Thelma (Blough) 
  Eash who died in 2007. They were married November 22, 1950, and celebrated 56 
  years together. He was born in Johnstown, on Wednesday, September 27, 1922, to 
  the late George and Cora Ella (Keafer) Eash. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and 
  served in the Philippines during WWII earning many decorations and citations 
  including 4 Bronze Service Stars. He retired from M.S. Hershey School Farms 
  where he worked for over 30 years. He was a longtime member of Gravel Hill 
  United Methodist Church, VFW Post 9639 Shellsville, and the AMVETS. He was a 
  hard working man with a loving heart for his family. He is survived by his 
  children, George A. Eash and his wife, Deb of Fredericksburg, Merle L. Eash, 
  Jr. and his wife, Tammy of Annville, Donald G. Eash and his wife, Betsy of 
  Downingtown, Joyce E. Brightbill and her husband, Gary of Fredericksburg, Va., 
  and Judy M. Hair and her husband, Terry of Beaverdam, Va.; 30 grandchildren; 
  42 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two brothers, Clair Eash 
  of Johnstown, and Jay Dean Eash and his wife, Mae of Bangor, Calif. In 
  addition to his parents and loving wife, he was predeceased by a 
  granddaughter, Michelle Brightbill; a great-grandson, Cody Brightbill; six 
  sisters and four brothers. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 19, 
  2011, at 10 a.m. at Gravel Hill United Methodist Church, 131 Gravel Hill Road, 
  Palmyra, PA 17078 with Reverend Douglas Smith officiating. Burial with full 
  military honors will follow in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. 
  Family and friends are invited for viewing on Sunday, December 18, 2011, from 
  5 to 7 p.m. at Rothermel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 25 W. Pine 
  St., Palmyra and Monday from 9 until time of the service at the church. 
   
   
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on December 15, 2011 
   
  
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