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Merle Mason Runyan

23 May 1886 – 29 Oct 1974

Birth	23 May 1886
Death	29 Oct 1974
Cemetery	Mason City Cemetery Mason City , Custer County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Chuck Munn on 06 Oct 2006
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15663324

Bio

Son of George Washington Runyan of Indiana and Medora Harriet Amsberry of Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. Husband of Grace Cordelia Duke of Mason City, Custer County, Nebraska; married on 26 November 1913 in BrokenBow, Custer County, Nebraska. Merle Mason Runyan attended Grand Island Baptist College and studied law under N. Dwight Fort, a Mason City attorney. He was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in 1915 and was appointed Deputy Clerk of Custer County and in 1918 Deputy Clerk of the District Court. From 1917-1940, he was a partner in the firm of Schaper & Runyan in Broken Bow. He assisted in the organization of the Broken Bow Building & Loan Association. In 1939 he was President of the Custer County, Nebraska Bar Association.

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Family

Parents

• George Washington Runyan 1853–1920
• Medora Harriet Amsberry Runyan 1856–1926

Spouse

• Grace Cordelia Duke Runyan 1889–1983 FaG

Siblings

• Ira George Runyan 1881–1952
• Ada Mable Runyan Watson 1882–1966
• Medora Blanche Runyan Rumery 1884–1961
• James Willis Runyan 1889–1965
• William Amsberry Runyan 1889–1968
• Glenn Everett Runyan 1897–1965

Children

• Byron Duke Runyan Sr 1914–1973 FaG
• Howard George Runyan 1917–2003 FaG
• Margaret Harriet "Peggy" Runyan Zocholl 1921–1998 FaG

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