Elks Lodge Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Merle Lucas
Merle W. Lucas March 12, 1932 January 24, 2015 Merle W. Lucas, 82, of Altoona, died January 24, 2015, at the James E. Van Zandt Veterans Home, after an extended illness. Born in Bellefonte on March 12, 1932, he was the son of Samuel Edmond Lucas and Pearl Susanna Lucas. He was one of eight children. He married the former Laura Draper in 2000, she survives at home. He graduated from Centre Hall Potter High in 1952. He served in the Navy from 1952 through 1956. He worked various jobs until he...
