Birth date: May 5, 1935 Death date: Dec 26, 2022
James (Jim) Victor Merkley, 87, of Dupo, IL, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022 at his residence. Jim was born May 5, 1935, in Huntingburg, IN. He graduated from Evansville College with a degree in Education. Nicknamed “Gol Read Obituary
Mr. Merkley, what a great man! And what a great loss. He was ready to help where needed, always with a big smile. What a joy it was to greet him in church. On several occasions he came to my rescue.
I will miss him dearly.
R. Adriana Colindres
Mr. Merkley as I called him was the kindest neighbor. He would walk his little blond hair grand-daughter by the house from time to time, and then would come in the gate and sit on the back porch and talk with my Mother.
When Mother passed away 12 years ago, he came by the house 2 days later and did not know of her passing. He had tears in his eyes and it really made an impression on me of his compassion and caring spirit for other people.
Gayle ( Harvell) Gilmore
Shortly after I bought the house across from Jim, I was removing all the carpeting and seen him for the first time. He yelled "if he knew you were just gonna take it out, he woulda never put it in!" speaking of the previous owner. I thought "man... I'm not even moved in yet and I'm already getting in trouble". 😅 We then introduced ourselves and he told me to let him know if I needed anything. In the years that followed I watched him do numerous favors, yardwork, repairs ect. for myself and others. Everyday he had a task planned. Jim was 40 years older than I and made feel lazy at times. I know he truly enjoyed meals I'd bring him and now and then he'd feed me. Regardless of what his daughter says, his fried fish, ham and beans and chili mac were always good. 😉🙏💞
