Merle married Kathryn Juanita McQuiston on 24 Jun 1951 in Lagonda, Chariton County, Missouri. Kathryn (daughter of Simon Antry McQuiston and Lou Ella Milsap) was born on 6 Oct 1921 in New Cambria, Macon County, Missouri; died on 21 Jun 2025 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]