Obituaries

Sun., Jan. 26, 1997

Eunice Merrill Spokane

Private burial will be held for Eunice K. Merrill, in Orofino, Idaho. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Merrill, 100, died Wednesday.

She was born in Fullerton, Neb.

She graduated from North Central High School and the University of Idaho and taught school in Orofino from 1918 until 1920.

She married Ralph Merrill in 1920 and they moved to the Spokane area.

Mrs. Merrill was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the American Association of University Women, P.E.O. and Kappa Alpha Theta.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

She is survived by a son, Richard Merrill of Spokane.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Orofino Public Library.

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