SELLE, Mervin Darle

1926 - 2011  (84 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	SELLE, Mervin Darle
  Nickname	Merv
  Birth	29 Dec 1926	Kilgore, Cherry, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
  Death	15 Apr 2011	Lolo, Missoula, Montana
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  Person ID	I23324	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family	GRIFFIN, Beth Murine ,   b. 17 May 1928, Dow City, Crawford, Iowa Dow City, Crawford, Iowad. 6 Sep 2011, Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1949	Dow City, Crawford, Iowa
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Graham, Carter, Oklahoma.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  + 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Anderson, Mary Audentia Smith. ANCESTRY AND POSTERITY OF JOSEPH SMITH AND EMMA HALE. Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1929, 1958. [FHL Special 929.273 Sm51am] Misc. telephone interviews conducted by representatives of the Joseph Smith, Jr. Family Organization, 1996. Anderson, Mary Audentia Smith. ANCESTRY AND POSTERITY OF JOSEPH SMITH AND EMMA HALE. Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1929, 1958. [FHL Special 929.273 Sm51am] Misc. telephone interviews conducted by representatives of the Joseph Smith, Jr. Family Organization, 1996. Anderson, Mary Audentia Smith. ANCESTRY AND POSTERITY OF JOSEPH SMITH AND EMMA HALE. Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1929, 1958. [FHL Special 929.273 Sm51am] Misc. telephone interviews conducted by representatives of the Joseph Smith, Jr. Family Organization, 1996. Anderson, Mary Audentia Smith. ANCESTRY AND POSTERITY OF JOSEPH SMITH AND EMMA HALE. Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1929, 1958. [FHL Special 929.273 Sm51am] Misc. telephone interviews conducted by representatives of the Joseph Smith, Jr. Family Organization, 1996. Anderson, Mary Audentia Smith. ANCESTRY AND POSTERITY OF JOSEPH SMITH AND EMMA HALE. Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1929, 1958. [FHL Special 929.273 Sm51am] Misc. telephone interviews conducted by representatives of the Joseph Smith, Jr. Family Organization, 1996. Anderson, Mary Audentia Smith. ANCESTRY AND POSTERITY OF JOSEPH SMITH AND EMMA HALE. Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1929, 1958. [FHL Special 929.273 Sm51am] Misc. telephone interviews conducted by representatives of the Joseph Smith, Jr. Family Organization, 1996. Anderson, Mary Audentia Smith. ANCESTRY AND POSTERITY OF JOSEPH SMITH AND EMMA HALE. Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1929, 1958. [FHL Special 929.273 Sm51am] Misc. telephone interviews conducted by representatives of the Joseph Smith, Jr. Family Organization, 1996. STEVENSVILLE – Mervin D. Selle, 84, a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, passed away from respiratory disease on Friday, April 15, 2011. Merv was born in Kilgore, Neb., the oldest of four brothers. The family moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, where he lived until he entered the Marine Corps. He served in the occupation forces in Japan where he discovered his knack for numbers. After discharge he attended Idaho State University and majored in accounting. During college he worked summers in Oregon where he met the love of his life Beth Griffin at a pea cannery. They married Dec. 29, 1949. After graduation they moved to Coeur d���Alene where he worked as an accountant for an insurance firm. His son and daughter were born there. In 1964, the family and horses moved to Lolo where he created the mini ranch of his dreams; balancing his accounting career with ranching and his family. Merv loved his Tennessee Walking horses and spent many hours trail riding in the Bitterroots and helping move cattle for friends. He is known for his work with Kiwanis, tumbling pigeons, productive gardens and gorgeous flower beds. After retirement Merv and Beth spent 20 years wintering in Yuma, Ariz. He is survived by his wife Beth; daughter Dana (Bill); son Brady (Cathy); grandchildren Tanna (Jeremy), Brianne, Erin (Matt), Bridget (Travis), Christopher (Sarah), Elizabeth (Joel), and Andrew; great-grandsons Hunter, Logan, Nathan and one more arriving in May. Also by his brother Jacque (Eva Lou), nieces and nephews, and numerous friends and family. For those of you who knew him as Mervin Darling, the D actually stands for Darle, but he will always be darling in our hearts. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the Lolo Community Church, 11897 Lewis & Clark Dr. Lolo. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton. GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Mervin Darle