Merritt - Roland
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana 8 Jan 1937
Wingate, Jan 8 -- Roland E. MERRITT 73, retired college English
professor and native of this vicinity succumbed to pneumonia early
Wednesday in a hospital at Logansport in which city he had resided since
retiring 4 years ago. Professor Merrit was born near here, a son of
John and Mary Merrit, and later moved with his parents to a farm on the
Cass-Fulton County line. Obtaining a teaching certificate from the
Marion Normal college, he taught in several Cass Co schools and founded
Metea HS. Receiving AB & MA degrees from Indiana University, he
became head of the English Dept at Highland Park College, Des Moines,
Iowa and 4 years alter took a similar position at Iowa Wesleyan College.
He retired 4 years ago. The widow and a brother survive. The funeral
was held at the Metea Baptist Church Friday at 2 p.m. with interment in
Metea Baptist Cemetery.