Ruth Bingham Merrill

Ruth Bingham Merrill obituary, Provo, UT

Ruth Bingham Merrill

Ruth Merrill Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 6, 2009.
Ruth Bingham Merrill Ruth Bingham Merrill, 76, passed away October 6, 2009, in Provo, Utah. She was born April 1, 1933, to Joseph and Oles Saunders Bingham in Ogden, Utah. She married John Jay Merrill, May 14, 1953, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. She is survived by her husband, John; 6 daughters, 2 sons and their spouses, Pamela, Linda, Joseph, Susan, Douglas, Elizabeth, Marie, and Ann; 35 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by 4 brothers and 1 sister. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2009, at the Edgemont 9th Ward Chapel, 4295 North Canyon Road, Provo, Utah. There will be no public viewing. Interment will be held at the Orem City Cemetery.

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