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Merle Laurence Crow

Merle Laurence Crow

Male 1927 - 2012  (84 years)

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  • Name Merle Laurence Crow 
    Born 29 May 1927  Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave ID 84362861 
    Military Service Korea Find all individuals with events at this location 
    US Army 
    Died 31 Jan 2012  Williamston, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Merle, 84, of Williamston, Michigan, passed away Tuesday. He was the son of Weldon and Eleanor Crow.

      Merle served his country as a First Lieutenant of the United States Army during the Korean War. He received the Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Star, the United Nations Service Medal and Meritorious Unit Commendation.

      Merle was employed with the Michigan DNR for 20 years. He enjoyed photography, woodworking, weaving and bicycling. In fact, Merle and Jackie went on a 31 day tandem bicycling trip from Lansing to Kennebunkport, Maine and back. He was also a volunteer with the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Program and MMAP (Mobile Missionary Assistance Program).

      Merle was preceded in death by his son Donald, his first wife, Lee, in 1983 and his sister, Betty Reed.

      He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; daughter Sharon (Daniel) Wright; sons Michael (Diane) Crow, Daniel (Mari-Jo) Crow; step-children Julie (Ric) Kienbaum, Rob (Sue) Mote; 15 grand children; six great-grandchildren; sister Geraldine Granger of Illinois and uncle Robert Crow of Iowa.

      A funeral service was held on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, Williamston.

      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Red Cross Disaster Relief, Mid-Michigan Chapter, Lansing, MI.

      Arrangements under the direction of Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, Williamston, MI.
    Buried Dewitt, Clinton, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dewitt, Clinton, Michigan, USA 
    Merle Laurence Crow (1927 - 2012) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Merle Laurence Crow (1927 - 2012) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Person ID I556  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Wife Dora Lee Lasbury
              b. 24 Mar 1926, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Oct 1983, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Michael Wayne Crow
     2. Daniel Allen Crow
     3. Sharon Elaine Crow
     4. Donald Edwin Crow
              b. 18 Dec 1960
              d. 31 May 1965  (Age 4 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1927 - Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - US Army - - Korea Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jan 2012 - Williamston, Ingham, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dewitt, Clinton, Michigan, USA - - Dewitt, Clinton, Michigan, USA
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    Merle Crow
    Merle Crow