Rev. Carl E. Myers, 88,
North Manchester, IN
died at 1:01 a.m.
Saturday, March 22,
2014 in Timbercrest
Healthcare Center,
North Manchester, IN.
He was born November
16, 1925 in Montgomery
County, PA to Frank A.
& Dorothy Gail
(Brubaker) Myers.
He graduated from
Elizabethtown College,
Elizabethtown, PA in 1946 receiving a BA Degree in
History and English. He then graduated from
Bethany Seminary, Chicago, IL receiving a Masters
of Divinity in 1949. He served pastorates in
Hagerstown, MD, Roaring Springs, PA and
Mt. Morris, IL. He served as a Denominational Staff
member and then as
District Executive for Illinois
and Wisconsin until his retirement in 1990.
He was a member of Manchester Church of the
Brethren, North Manchester, IN and a former
member of the Highland Ave. Church of the
Brethren, Elgin, IL. On June 7, 1947 he married
Doreen Mae Crist. She died April 17, 2012. He is
survived by one son, Stephen Merryweather, Elgin,
IL; three daughters, Judith A. (Richard) Myers-Walls,
Lafayette, IN, Linda M. (Lee) Swanson, Elgin, IL and
Karen (Clay) Myers-Bowman, Manhattan, KS; two
brothers, J. Richard (Barbara) Myers, Lombard, IL
and Paul E. (Phyllis) Myers, Terra Haute, IN; one
brother-in-law, Jay (Margaret) Crist, York, PA; seven
grandchildren and one great grandchild. Three
brothers are deceased.
Memorial service was
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Timbercrest Chapel,
North Manchester, IN. The family received friends
following the service. Pastor Kurt Borgmann
officiated. Burial was in the Manchester Church of
the Brethren Memorial Garden, North Manchester,
IN. For those who wish to honor the memory Rev.
Carl E. Myers, memorial contributions may be made
to Heifer International, 1 World Ave., Little Rock,
AR 72202 or Church World Service, PO Box 968,
Elkhart, IN 46515 or Alzheimer's Association,
225 N. Michigan Avenue FL 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
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