Daniel D Mershon

On Monday November 17th, about 13:35 (military time) Major Daniel David Mershon 82nd Airborne Vietnam War Veteran --war, not conflict, you don't solve a conflict with a firearm--(CIB, Military Police, awarded the Bronze Star, combined 15 years' service); Lieutenant in the Franklin County Police Department (40 years), Assistant Chief of Police, Genoa Township (15 years); Secret Service (2 years), passed away.

Raised in Groveport, Ohio by Daniel Cloise (Toad) and Lois Mildred Mershon, graduating from Groveport High School, Capital University, and earning his Master's Degree from Southern Police Institute, with multiple certificates of training in various manners of deterrence, prevention, and implementation of wonton physical violence, Daniel was a consummate officer and gentleman.

Active in various organizations, Dan served as a leader in the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 670; in VFW post 10523; in The American Legion, Post 777; in The Masonic Temple; The Aladdin Shriners; in the Scottish Rite; as member of Motts Military Museum Inc.; is a former Director of the Canal Winchester Chamber of Commerce; is a former President of the Canal Winchester Labor Day festival (in charge of the parade for its best run years); and the proud founder of the National Bullshitters Society.

Dan was known to converse with anyone and everyone for long spans of time about anything and everything, including but not limited to the average lifespan of tree frogs. Dan enjoyed corrupting young children with appropriately untoward jokes, drinking a good glass of bourbon, and ruminating over all thing's military, politic, and philosophical as well as discussing various aspects of American and Military History.

His hobbies included spending inordinate amounts of money on pocketknives, doomsday prepping, pissing off local hoity-toities, reading multiple books at a time while fiddling with his lower lip, and teaching bawdy army songs to his young children.

Daniel had a supreme love of cooking and incessantly fretting over how tasty his meals might be. Some of his more daring recipes include Jelly Omelets, Weird Drinks, and Oven-Roasted Chestnuts. To his shame, Daniel suffered from an irrational fear of spray glue. Daniel loves his wife, dogs, only one cat, children, and grandchildren dearly (probably in that order).

He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Bobbie (Foote) Mershon; children, Lesley (Robert) Enterman, Renee (Troy) Woodtkey, Daniel G. (Emily) Mershon; grandchildren, Danielle, Hannah, Makayla, Parker, Henry, Joshua, Logan, Lydia, and Max; sister, Joyce Surrell and her children, Tammy and Dan Surrell; along with numerous additional family members, nieces, nephews, friends, and those unfortunate enough to find themselves on his infamous fecal rouster.

Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, November 23, from 3:00Pm to 5:00PM at the Dwayne R. Spence funeral home, 650 w waterloo St. Canal Winchester, Ohio, 43110. A funeral service will take place the following day, Monday, November 24, at 11:00AM with an hour prior visitation at the funeral home. Pastor Daniel G. Mershon officiating. Interment at Union Grove Cemetery with military honors.