John Merck

Easley, SC

Funeral services to honor the life of Mr. Merck will be conducted 2:30PM on Monday, January 2, 2023 in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be at Liberty Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the mortuary.

Johnny Robert Merck, Sr., 81, of Easley, South Carolina, died Friday, December 30, 2022 at his home. Born in Cateechee, he was a son of the late B.B. and Alma Reeves Merck.

He graduated from Central Wesleyan College and was a retired supervisor with Dan River Mills. Early in his working career he served in law enforcement first working for the South Carolina Highway Patrol and later for the Easley Police Department.

Mr. Merck was a United States Army veteran and a member of Mountain Grove Baptist Church.

Surviving is a daughter, Cindy Talley of Walhalla; three sons, Tim Merck (Vicki) of Seneca, John Merck of Greer, and Danny Merck (Ashley)of Easley; 15 grandchildren, Michael Talley, April Samples, Trevor Merck, Ashley Merck, Tyler Merck, Sommer Richardson, Ethan Merck, Isabella McPeak, Emma Merck, Olivia Merck, Will Merck, Sonday Rose Merck, Storie Mae Merck, Ever Grace Merck, and Brodie Merck.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Haskell Merck and Lawrence C. “Boots” Merck, and two sisters, Edna Tapp and Geneva Holden.

The family will be at their respective homes.

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