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Joseph "Evan" Merrell

Boise, Idaho

1927 - 2016 (Age 88)

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Joseph "Evan" MerrellAugust 18, 2016, J. Evan Merrell passed away at his home in Boise, ID at the age of 88. The second son of Ernest Leroy and Verna Mae Moffet Merrell, Evan was born September 7, 1927 in Virden, New Mexico.Evan served in the Navy during the closing months of WWII on a cruiser...

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We are saddened by the news of Evan's passing. We will cherish our memories and the lessons and knowledge we gained by our association with Evan while we were in the Great Sky Ward. He was an inspiration to all who knew him. We are grateful for his example of Christ-like living and his wonderful testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We will certainly miss him.

Brother Merrell was a wonderful Scout Master and leader. I remember being regaled with stories of the sidehill galut,learning the location of constellations, being taught how to tell the difference between a Douglas Fir and and a Blue Spruce and eating frog legs and stinging nettle for dinner on a survival hike. Planting Ponderosa pine trees on the Boise Front and him asking everyone to get out of the VW van because it couldn't make it up the hill loaded with kids. He was a great man and...