Merle Lavone Dennis, 74, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, died there, Thursday, November 28, 2013. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Father Wayne Droessler. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City.
Survivors include his sons Ron and Rick Dennis; and four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Merle was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth; and his parents.
Merle was born June 29, 1939, in Marion, Iowa, the son of Lavone and Vera (Kincade) Dennis. On January 21, 1961, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Pillard, in Prairieburg, Iowa. Merle was a big jokester and had a great sense of humor.
Memorials may be directed to the family in Merle’s memory.
Please sign the online guestbook for Merle at
www.murdochfuneralhome.com
under obituaries.