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Merrill Grace Runyan

Birth	:	26 Nov 1931 Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	19 Feb 2008 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7466316, -95.7143936
Plot	:	addition 1; block 1; row 7; space 19
Description	:	Merrill Grace Runyan, 76, of Council Bluffs, Iowa died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born November 26, 1931, to Jay Liston and Grace (Mills) Runyan in Woodbine, Iowa. Merrill graduated from Woodbine High School in 1950 and then attended Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, Nebraska. She taught country school at Lincoln Center, Woodbine for one year. She then moved to Saginaw, Michigan where she taught for one year. She then moved to Boone, Iowa, and with a friend, she established a pre-school. In 1955 Merrill was injured in a... Read More	Merrill Grace Runyan, 76, of Council Bluffs, Iowa died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born November 26, 1931, to Jay Liston and Grace (Mills) Runyan in Woodbine, Iowa. Merrill graduated from Woodbine High School in 1950 and then attended Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, Nebraska. She taught country school at Lincoln Center, Woodbine for one year. She then moved to Saginaw, Michigan where she taught for one year. She then moved to Boone, Iowa, and with a friend, she established a pre-school. In 1955 Merrill was injured in a motor vehicle accident resulting in her being a paraplegic. After a long recovery, she was able to return to college to complete her degree. She graduated, Cum Laude, from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in December 1973. Merrill taught in several elementary schools in Council Bluffs and also at the Vocational Development Center of the Rose Kennedy School. It was at this school in 1983 she received the Employee of the Year Award. Merrill never saw her life as having limitations. With her many and varied interests and quick wit, she was a joy to be with. Although she had no children of her own, she always thrilled to the accomplishments of her nieces and nephews. Merrill was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Jay Runyan; and niece Vicky Jo Runyan. She is survived by one brother, Vernon Runyan of Cherokee, Iowa; three sisters, Mary Ann Matteson of Harlan, Iowa, Eva Lou and her husband Larry Meyers of Burlington, Iowa, Evelyn Hunsader of Prior Lake, Minnesota; sister-in-law, Joann Runyan of Omaha, Nebraska; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral Services 2:00 pm Saturday, February 23, 2008 Community of Christ Woodbine, Iowa Clergy Elder John Edwards Kanesville Community of Christ Musicians Mrs. Merril McElwain Sarah Hill Pall Bearers Jed Hunsader, Todd Matteson Cindy Runyan, Gary Ellison Roy Runyan, Teresa Matteson Final Resting Place Woodbine Cemetery Woodbine, Iowa

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Where is Merrill Grace Runyan's memorial?
Merrill Grace Runyan's memorial is located at: Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, USA.
When did Merrill Grace Runyan death?
Merrill Grace Runyan death on 19 Feb 2008 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Merrill Grace Runyan's memorial?
Latitude: 41.7466316
Longitude: -95.7143936

Family Members:

Parent

Jay Liston Runyan

(1894 - 1988)

Grace Marietta Mills Runyan

(1904 - 1990)

Siblings

Jay Alvin Runyan

(1933 - 2007)

Roy Vernon Runyan

(1919 - 2010)

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