Birth date: Sep 15, 1925 Death date: Apr 28, 2020
Richard E. Merriman, 94, of Wildwood, Florida went to be with his Lord Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Dick Merriman was born September 15, 1925 in Buffalo, NY to Harry and Hildred (Eisenhaure) Merriman. He was raised in North Reading, M Read Obituary
I remember when I was in college at Western Carolina, Dick and Rose would come visit the mountains, and always take the time to come to campus to visit with me. Their warmth, love an open hearts were something that I always enjoyed and looked to emulate in my own life. Dick will be missed by all that ever had the opportunity to share time with him.
As I recently shared with Aunt Rose that Uncle Dick is “Home” which is his glorious reality and our glorious hope! Glory to God in the Highest! I love them both dearly and super grateful to be a part of the family.
Richard “Uncle Dick” Merriman was a blessing to our family. He was married to my Dad’s sister, Rose, just shy of 32 years. In that time we had many fun fellowships together. My parents, Uncle Dick & Aunt Rose along with my Dad’s other sister, Mary Ann and her husband Bobby would try as often as they could, to get together...usually at Cracker Barrel. Of course, anyone else in the family was certainly welcome. I posted a photo below of one of those times.
When I reflect on Uncle Dick, I think of how much information he knew! Today we can just google things, but he knew a little bit about everything! Yes, we too enjoyed his northern accent (usually we are the ones looked at for our southern accent). My husband and I still call “corn”...”con” in loving remembrance of Uncle Dick. One of the best things I remember, was his easy going way. One time while he and Aunt Rose were visiting us with their Fifth Wheel trailer, he left the driver side door open as he was backing up. As he had his head looking back to watch, he didn’t see the pine tree right next to him and the door was now parallel to the cab but facing the other direction! He wasn’t concerned at all and said, “Oh, I can fix that!” May we all have that great attitude. Looking forward to seeing him again when we join him in heaven! (Uncle Dick...please hug my parents for me !) ❤️
Rose Merriman is my aunt, which is to say she is my mom's sister. I'm praying for her during this time of grief. But I know Uncle Dick is in the presence of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is now having the time of his life. I always remember Uncle Dick being loud, but I liked him that way. It seemed to fit. I will miss him, but I know I will see him again one day when the Lord calls me home. One memory that will always stay with me is it was Uncle Dick who turned me to eating a slice of block cheddar cheese with my apple pie. He would always say, "Apple pie without the cheese, is like the kiss without the squeeze." To this day, I never eat apple pie without some block cheddar cheese to go with it. Thank you, Uncle Dick. - Brian Hutchinson
Prayers and love to my sister Rose Merriman and to the entire Merriman family. Bobby and I loved Dick and the many stories he could tell. Dick was well educated and we enjoyed listening to him talk. And yes, his Bostonian accent was especially nice and sometimes funny depending on what we were talking about, LoL. Dick was loved and will definitely be missed.
