Show Charles Merrell Honored on Birthday A group of 64 immediate dam fam ily members rs met at the Maeser Roller Rink near the home of a daughter Elma Adams February 18 to honor Charles Elwin Merrell for his birth birth- birthday birthday day Mr Merrell is a time long reo re- resident of Naples Ward and one oneo of o the earliest settlers of that community He was born Feb 13 1882 to Porter William and Harriet Amelia Remington Merrell Merreil in Dry Fork Mt Dell NAPLES WARD was former former- formerly ly known as Merrell Ward af- af after af ter Mr Merrell's father who was the first presiding elder of o that ward Mr Merrell marrIed Rhoda Knight July 8 1909 in Vernal She died in 1954 They have nine living children Mrs Mel vin Elsie Gardiner Mrs John Elms Elma Adams and Earl and Frank Merrell all of Vernal Charles Silt Colorado Earn Earn- Earnest est Rifle Mrs Mearl NaIl Nall Craig Elwyn Denver Mrs William June Shelley St Joseph Missouri ALSO LIVING are 39 grand grand- grandchildren children and 25 great grand children Mr Merrell is a High Priest in the Church A potluck dinner and cake and ice cream were enjoyed by bythe bythe the group Attending from town out were Mr and Mrs t 1 1 41 1 H e r tl a CHARLES S MERRELL sees year Mearl NaB Nall and two grandchild grandchild- grandchildren ren rell and Mr and Mrs Don Nall and four children Craig The Earnest MerrIls and Bruce Rifle and the Charles and Johnny of oC Silt Colorado |