John Herbert Merry Jr.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence on 7 Apr 1930 in Rockport, Knox, Maine, United States.

• He graduated from Crosby High School in Jun 1942 in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States.

• He had a residence on 11 Apr 1950 in Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States.

• His obituary was published in the Bangor Daily News on 16 Dec 1985 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
SWANVILLE -- John H. Merry, Jr., 64, died at a Bangor hospital, Dec. 13, 1985. He was born in Thorndike, June 13, 1921, the son of John H and Sadie (Dyer) Merry. He served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II as a mess sergeant in New Guinea and the Philippines. He was employed at local shoe factories and later at his own retail seafood business. He is survived by his father, John H. Sr., of Bangor; his wife Barbara of Swanville; two sons, Bryce of Coos Bay, Ore., and John III of Honolulu, Hawaii; three brothers, Earl of Searsport, Elwood and Ervin, both of Belfast; four sisters, Ruthie Robbins of Belfast, Marie Opdahl of Monroe, Ina Moulton of Knox, and Millie Sylvester of Searsport; seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Full Gospel Church, Searsport, at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Cliff Gall officiating. Burial will be in Smart Cemetery, Belfast. Friends may call at Young's Funeral Home, Searsport 7-8 p.m. Monday.

John married Florence Winona West on 28 Mar 1946 in Maine, United States. (Florence Winona West was born on 2 May 1924 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States and died in Oct 1992 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.)

John next married Barbara Evelyn Gordon on 3 Mar 1962 in Maine, United States. (Barbara Evelyn Gordon was born on 14 Mar 1922 in Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States, died on 4 Apr 2022 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States and was buried in Smart Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States.)