Carbondale--Merle Marsh, 91, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.  He was born on May 5, 1926 in Brewster, Minnesota, the son of Clayton and Esther Kistner Marsh.
Merle had lived in the Overbrook and Carbondale communities since 1967.
Merle graduated from Sioux City Leeds High School in 1944,? he was asked to come to St. Louis, Missouri to try out for the Cardinals, but he had already enlisted. ? ?Merle then served in the United States Army Air ?Corps ?during World War II as a tail gunner? in a B-17 bomber?.  He worked as a ?Terminal Manager? for Williams Pipeline? for 42 years? until his retirement in 1988.  Merle was inducted into the Iowa Fast Pitch Hall of Fame and? was an avid sports participant and fan his entire life,? he was a member of the Overbrook United Methodist Church.
On June 1?8?, 1949 Merle was married to Grace Farley in Sioux City, Iowa.
Merle was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Genna Forbes; his great-granddaughter, Sophia Rhoads; his brother, Forrest Marsh; and his two sisters, Luella Nyreen and Maxine Haller.
Merle is survived by? his wife Grace of the home;? his two sons, Kerry (Deana) Marsh of Topeka and Bruce Marsh of Carbondale; his daughter, Tammy (Don) Forbes of Carbondale; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial services for Merle will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, October 21 at the Feltner Funeral Chapel in Lyndon.  The family will receive friends one hour before services.  Inurnment will be in the Carbondale Cemetery at a later date.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Lyndon High School Honor Flight, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS. 66451.