Merrell - Basil Monroe
Source: Tri-County News, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Feb 22, 1962
Dr. Basil Monroe MERRELL, 60-year-old Parke County physician, died at 3:30 Wednesday monring Feb 21, 1962 at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, Illinois. Dr. Merrell had been in ill health for many months but had fought a gallant battle to maintain not only his practice, but his vital interest in life. The heart condition which had been such a threat the past few years finally resulted in the last hospitalization of many weeks and death early Wednesday morning. Dr. Merrell served with the Army Medical Corps during WWII and was overseas with the Persian Gulf Commond in the India-Burma-China theatre for 28 months. Following his graduation in 1926 from Franklin College where he received his bachelor of science degree, Dr. Merrell taught school for several years. He was graduated from IU School of Medicine in 1933. Dr. Merrell interned a year at General Hospital in Indianpaolis and spent another year as resident physician in the hospital's Eli Lilly Clinic. He came to Rockville in 1946 where he set up his office on Market St. He has been at his present offices on York Street since 1954. A Democrat, Dr. Merrell served two terms as Parke County Coroner from 1952 to 1960. His medical memberships included Parke-Vermillion County Medical Society, Indiana Academy of General Practice & American Medical Association. He also was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity of Franklin College. He was also a member of Parke Masonic Lodge No. 8; Scottish Rite; Valley of Terre Haute; Zorah Shrine Temple and Elks Lodge No. 86 both of Terre Haute & Rockville Rotary Club. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Rockville. Keenly interested in sports, "Doc" followed the Rockville basketball and football teams with enthusiasm and was a regular member of bowling teams until his health forced him to stop his active participation. Survivors include his wife, Elva; a daughter, Jeannie at home; two sons, William and Dan of Indianapolis; his father, William of Waynetown; four brothers, Dr. Paul Merrell, Indianapolis; Louis Merrell, Bedford; Marx Merrell of Howe and Judge Morris Merrell of Evansville; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Boling of River Forest, Ill and Mrs. Rhoda Hartzell of Beech Grove. kbz
NOTE: Basil Monroe Merrell was born in Waynetown 20 December 1901 - he is buried in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery