hmtl5 Elmer Ellsworth Merryman b. 21 Aug 1921 Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky d. 7 Apr 1996: Hedges Genealogy

Elmer Ellsworth Merryman

Male 1921 - 1996  (74 years)


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  • Name Elmer Ellsworth Merryman 
    • son of Edward Merryman and Eliza Bumgardner [1]
    Born 21 Aug 1921  Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. US Army. Technical Sergeant.   [1
    Died 7 Apr 1996  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I4906  Hedges
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2024 

    Family Blanche Million,   b. 13 Jul 1927, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 2019, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F2148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Aug 1921 - Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Merryman
      Elmer E. Merryman, 74, of Lexington, died Sunday after a long illness. Born in Versailles on Aug. 21, 1921, he was a son of the late Edward and Eliza Bumgardner Merryman and a veteran of the U.S. Army service in WWII. He was wounded and captured by the German Army in the Battle of the Bulge and remained a POW until the end of the war. He was a member of the Assembly of God, Mortonsville, and employed by the General Electric Kentucky Glass Plant where he retired after 30 years service. He is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Blanch Million Merryman; one daughter, Peggy Lee McCord, Lexington; three sons, Edward Hughes Merryman, Hopkinsville, Glenn Ray Merryman, Marietta, GA, and Elmer Daryl Merryman, Quinton, VA; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home by Brother Gilbert Sargent with burial in Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Visitation 7-9 p.m. today. Memorial are suggested to the Lexington Veterans Administration Hospital, 2250 Leestown Rd., Lex., KY 40511.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Tuesday, 9 April 1994.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S68] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S48] US World War II draft registration.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.