John Herbert Merry Jr. 2
- Born: 13 Jun 1921, Thorndike, ME 2
- Marriage (1): Florence Winona West on 28 Mar 1946 in ME
- Marriage (2): Barbara Evelyn Gordon on 3 Mar 1962 in ME 1
- Died: 13 Dec 1985, Bangor, ME at age 64 3
- Buried: Smart Cemetery, Belfast, ME
 FamilySearch ID: LCV4-RN6. Find a Grave ID: 69613462.
Events
• Census, 7 Apr 1930, Rockport, ME. 4
• Graduation: Crosby High School, Jun 1942, Belfast, ME.
• Census, 11 Apr 1950, Swanville, ME. 5
• Obituary: Bangor Daily News, 16 Dec 1985, Bangor, ME.
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 ME. The marriage ended in divorce on 26 Jan 1962. (Florence Winona West was born on 2 May 1924 in Somerville, MA and died in Oct 1992 in Fayetteville, NC.)
John next married Barbara Evelyn Gordon on 3 Mar 1962 in ME.1 (Barbara Evelyn Gordon was born on 14 Mar 1922 in Hampden, ME, died on 4 Apr 2022 in Bangor, ME and was buried in Smart Cemetery, Belfast, ME.)
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