THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, March 24, 1996 TAG: 9603240018
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
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Merrill R. Smith, 77, of the 900 block of Earl of Essex Arch, died March 22, 1996.
Mr. Smith, a retired mining supervisor, was a long time resident of Welch, W.Va., and was a native of Thompson (NU)2, Pa. He was a Protestant and a member of the Masonic Order.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Jane Smith; two daughters, Deanna Runyon and her husband, Ira of Louisville, Ky., Lavon Ayers and her husband, Lee of Virginia Beach; a son, Douglas Smith and his wife, Kim of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Elizabeth Ann Smith of Nanty-Glo, Pa., Delores Spinos of Windber, Pa.; a brother, Melvin Smith of Binghampton, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A private funeral will be held today with burial to follow at Princess Anne Memorial Park. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel, in charge.
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