MERLE DEAN BRANTON OWEN, 65, of Pecos, TX, died
in Dec. of 1985. Merle was born on Sept. 23, 1920
& graduated from Ranger High School in the Class
of 1938 at Ranger, TX. She married Robert M. Owen
just before he left to fight in WWII in the U.S.
Army Air Corp. They had a son, Robert W. Owen. Her
granddaughter is Sue Owen Whaley of Austin, TX.
Merle's sisters were Faye Branton Jones (RHS-1934),
Jane Branton Nicholson (RHS-1936), & Merle Branton
Owens (RHS-1938).