Mrs. Merriman State '89er, Dies

Mrs. S.A. Merriman, 74, an '89er, died Wednesday morning in Mercy hospital following a brief illness.

Born at Mabon, Miss., she came to the state with her father, the late Dr. Robert Butler, pioneer state physician, and settled at Star in 1889. In 1899 she married S. S. Merriman, Keota lawyer who died several years ago.

A member of the Baptist church, she had made her home here since moving from Keota 12 years ago.

Services will be at 11am Saturday at Keota. Smith & Kernke funeral home is making local arrangements.

Survivors include two daughter, Mrs. J. E.West and Mrs. B. E. Gingles, National City, Calif., four sons, Rev. C. J. Merriman and Grady Merriman, both of San Diego, Calif., Jack Merriman, Tuscon, Ariz. and Leo M. Merriman, Wewoka, 15 grandchildren.

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1920 census lists S. A. Merriman, Keota's wife as Pearl

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