OBIT: Lydia (BROWN) MERRILL, 1943, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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LYDIA MERRILL

  Word was received in Meyersdale of the death of Mrs. Lydia (Brown) Merrill, 
63, wife of William Merrill, Tuesday morning in Hudson, Ohio, where she had been 
staying with her daughter, Mrs. John Barrack, during a long period of illness.
  Mrs. Merrill was the eldest daughter of the late Daniel P. Brown of 
Meyersdale.  Mr. and Mrs. Merrill resided in Cleveland, O., until last summer 
when Mrs. Merrill became ill and was removed to the home of her daughter in 
Hudson.
  Upon receipt of a message last Friday that Mrs. Merrill's condition was 
critical, Mrs. Sadie Uphold and H. G. Brown of Somerset, Mrs. Andrew Stein and 
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Uphold of Meyersdale motored to Hudson, O., on Saturday and 
returned Sunday evening.
  In addition to her husband, Mrs. Merrill is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John 
Barrack, and two sons, Jack Oscar Merrill and William Merrill, Jr.; also one 
sister, Mrs. Sadie Uphold of Somerset, and the following step-sisters and 
brothers: Mrs. Andrew Stein, H. G. Brown, Mrs. Ira Boger, Mrs. Zed Hoar, F. P. 
Brown and Mrs. Margaret Smith.

Meyersdale Republican, February 18, 1943