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Obituary of Mrs. MERLE SHEROUSE BECKHAM
Naples Daily News Dec. 12,1961



 


MRS. MERLE BECKHAM

Mrs. Merle Beckham , age 53, died Saturday morning at the Naples Community Hospital. She made her home at 1512 14 th Ave.,No., in Naples < style="font-weight: bold;">She is survived by her husband W. C. Beckham of Naples, two daughters , Mrs. Doris M. Alderson, of Naples, and Mrs. Frances Christine Burrill, of Jacksonville, two brothers, Owen and Eugene Sherouse, both of Arcadia,  <>one sister Mrs. Ada Brown of Arcadia , and three grand-children.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. in the Pittman Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. E. C. Beaird, pastor of the East Naples Baptisdt Church, with interment at the Naples Memorial Gardens.  Members of the Naples Moose Lodge served as pallbearers.
 
Card of Thanks Naples Daily News Jan. 01, 1962
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the many friends
and neighbors who were so kind and thoughtful following the death of
Mrs. Merle Beckham. We would also like to acknowledge the splendid assistance of the staff at the Naples Community Hospital and the  co-operation of Dr. L. F. Gwaltney, the Rev. E. C. Beaird, and the Pittman Funeral Home. This warm support was a source of strength to all of us.                                   

W. C. Beckham, Mrs. Doris Alderson, Mrs. Christine Burrill, and Mrs. T. C. Sherouse and family.                               
 
Merle Sherouse was the daughter of T.C. ( Tom ) and Clara Burnsed of Nocatee.  Her sister Ada Sherouse Brown and one Brother Eugene Sherouse are all  buried in Johusa Creek Cemetery.  Her brother Qwen Sherouse/Sherrouse is buried in Hardee County. 

They are related to the Crisman ( his sister and family) Marsh and Montgomery families of  Lee and Southwest FL.area.
Norita Shepard Moss

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