Mary Jane (Dew) Merriett
Mary Jane (Dew) Merriett
Mary Jane (Dew) Merriett
1921-2016
Mary Jane (Dew) Merriett, 95, of Burlington Junction, Missouri, passed from this life on Friday, November 11, 2016, at Oak Pointe, in Maryville, Missouri.
Mary Jane was born on July 21, 1921, near Hopkins, Missouri. Her parents were Robert Adkins and Nancy Annice (Curry) Dew, and preceded her in death.
She was also preceded by her husband, Jesse; sons-in-law, Jon Q. Nelson, Allen McGinness, and Robert F. Strohecker, brother, James (Bud) Dew; sisters, Bernadine Shipley, Roberta Miller, Anna Rose Boyd, Laurel Lee Younger, Bonnie Riddle, Shirley White, and “baby” Jean.
Mary Jane graduated from Burlington Junction High School in 1939, and then received her Teaching Certificate from NWMSTC, in Maryville. She taught many years in one room school houses in the area and taught fourth grade at Eursa Minor Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska, where she received teacher of the year in the late 1950’s
She was united in marriage to Jesse Merriett on December 5, 1942, at the Methodist Church parsonage in Burlington Junction. As a military family they moved several times over the years, but after retirement moved back to her beloved Burlington Junction.
Mary Jane then started working at NWMSU, first in the Student Union food service, then moved to Martindale Gym, and finished at the Hudson, Perrin, and Roberta Hall complex.
She enjoyed her years at NW, her friendships with students, faculty and staff. She was awarded the MACE Award for her service to the University.
Her memberships included the Burlington Junction United Methodist Church, American Legion Auxiliary Post 315, 40 & 8, Red Hatters, and Red Cross Volunteers.
Her survivors include her children, Golda Annette Strohecker, Oceanside, California, Jesse Marcus (Nikki) Merriett, III, Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Janet Sue (Stuart) Moser, Savannah, Missouri, Theresa Jane (Hayward) Martin, Medicine Lake, Washington, and Marsha (Mike) Gibson, Burlington Junction, Missouri; brother, John (Buck) Dew, Estill Springs, Tennessee; 14 grandchildren, four step grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, six step great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri. Cremation will follow the service. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at the American Legion Hall in Burlington Junction, Missouri.
Inurnment will be at a later date in the Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction, Missouri.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to start a scholarship in Mary Jane’s name for West Nodaway High School students to attend NWMSU.
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