Merlin Eisenbarger

Funeral services for Merlin K. Eisenbarger, 71, of Grove, Oklahoma, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel.  Burial will follow in the Eudora Cemetery in Eudora, KS.  He died on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at St. John Regional Medical Center in Joplin, MO.

He was born on September 14, 1939 in Martinsville, MO, the son of Lloyd and Emma Hook Eisenbarger.  He moved to Eudora, KS with his family when he started the sixth grade.  He graduated from Eudora High School in 1958. He and his wife, Patsy, moved from Eudora to Grove, OK, to live on Grand Lake of the Cherokee, in 1983.  They later moved into town.

Merlin began his career as a meat-cutter for Dillon Stores and then later was the owner of Merlin’s Hy-Klas Grocery and Merlin’s Ice Company in Eudora.  After moving to Grove, OK, he owned the Grove Beauty Supply for 20+ years.

Merlin was a member of the First Christian Church in Grove, OK.  He was a member of the Grove Moose Lodge, where he earned the highest honor, the Pilgrim Degree.  While in Eudora, he was a member and past-president of the Eudora Lions Club.

He was married to Patsy Kelley on June 21, 1958 in Eudora, KS.  She survives of the home. 

Other survivors include: two daughters, Pamela Landon, of Neosho, MO, Penny (husband, Mike) Harrell, of Lawrence, KS a brother, Bob (wife, Dorothy) Eisenbarger, of Pittsburg, MO, an aunt, Bertha Hook, of Bethany, MO, and four grandchildren: Cliffton Eisenbarger, Wendell Landon, Bradley Harrell, and Maxwell Harrell.  He was preceded in death by a son, Merlin K. Eisenbarger, Jr., a sister, Betty Thomas, and his parents.

The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary- Eudora Chapel.

The family suggests memorials in his name to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or to the charity of the donor’s choice and may be sent in care of the mortuary.
 

13 Condolences

  1. Ora Eisenbarger on December 20, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Sorry to hear about your loss. Would like to come to the funeral but won’t be able to because of the weather conditions. Will be thinking of you.



  2. Pam (Eaton) Kurtz Loftin on December 20, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Pam,

    So sorry to hear about your father. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.



  3. Marquell on December 20, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss. There is a void that cannot be replaced. Our loved ones have a permanent impact on our lives and they should never leave us. Their influence is invaluable all throughout our life, so they should be with us forever, especially when we have a problem and we need their advice. The God of all comfort wanted mankind to live forever and never experience suffering, pain and death. He sent his Son to earth to erase everything that plagues mankind, particularly death. God’s Kingdom headed by Christ will establish a Paradise earth and bring our precious loved ones back again so we can enjoy living with them happy and healthy and sharing all our experiences with them, never to loss them again.



  4. Marlo Crowson on December 21, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Cliff, I am very sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers.



  5. David Ostrosky on December 21, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Cliff;

    I am so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.



  6. Lora Rice on December 21, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Cliff, I am so sorry for your loss. I know how important your Grandfather was to you. I will be praying for you and your Grandmother during this time.



  7. JB on December 21, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Cliff, grandma, and family, I pray that God’s mercy will fill you with peace. It’s an honor to have known grandpa!



  8. Adam Blalock on December 21, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Cliff … you and your Grandma are still in my prayers. Praying you will draw even closer to the Lord right now and praying you’ll enjoy lots of great memories of your Grandpa, all he did for you and all he taught you. We’re sorry for your loss Cliff and we love you.



  9. Adam Blalock on December 21, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Cliff … you and your Grandma are still in my prayers. Praying you will draw even closer to the Lord right now and praying you’ll enjoy lots of great memories of your Grandpa, all he did for you and all he taught you. We’re sorry for your loss Cliff and we love you.



  10. Danny Williams UMAREXUSA on December 21, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Cliff you are in my prays.Iam very sorry for your lost.



  11. Linda Bowers and Kim Sarlls on December 22, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Sis & family, I am so sorry Kim, Carol and I can’t be there with you. Youre are all in our hearts. My prayers are with you. With the help of, Red, Cathy and all your friends and family, God will lead you through this. I send my love and sympathy, Linda



  12. Stuart Watts on December 22, 2010 at 12:00 am

    You have my deepest sympathies.



  13. Stuart Watts on December 22, 2010 at 12:00 am

    You have my deepest sympathies.



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