Rev. Merrick Andrew Danforth

August 16, 1923 - March 10, 2008

Funeral service for the Rev. Merrick Andrew Danforth, 84, Lake Helen, who died March 10, 2008, at Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, Orange City, will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 14, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 319 West Wisconsin Ave., DeLand, with Father W. Donald Lyon officiating.

Rev. Danforth was born in Concord, NH. He was a Navy World War II veteran. He was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1966 and retired in 1987. He was a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, DeLand, where he assisted after retiring.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Jean Danforth; son, James Merrick (Gynith) Danforth, Rock Springs, GA; and daughter, Marna Jean (Jack) Blake, Lyndhurst, Ohio; three grandsons, Ryan M. Dennison, John Michael Blake and Benjamin Andrew Danforth; granddaughter, Kelley Marie Blake; great-grandson, Austin Dennison; and great-granddaughter, Alexis Dennison. Memorial donations may be made to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 319 West Wisconsin Ave., DeLand, FL 32720 or Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32129.

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