In loving memory of
Merlyn Silverthorn
April 28, 1930 - April 7, 2016
Merlyn Frank Silverthorn died in his home the morning of April 7th, 2016 at 85 years of age. There will be a Celebration of Life Service on April 16th, 2016 at 3:00 pm at Ames Middle School at 3914 Mortensen Road.
Merlyn was born on April 28th, 1930 in Adair County, Iowa. He was married on January 13th, 1951 to Helen Sneddon in Detroit, Michigan. On May 12th, 1956 he was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He returned to Iowa in 1958 and started his plumbing career with his own business "Silverthorn Plumbing" that he ran for 50 years in Ames, Iowa. He took pride in his work and was widely known as an honest plumber. He will be remembered as a loving family man and for his devotion to his God. He spent his life helping others as a minister at the Ames Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Merlyn was able to enjoy celebrating his 65th wedding anniversary with his entire family at the beginning of this year.
He is survived by his wife Helen, his daughter Susan (Scott) Greenawalt; five grandchildren, Joe (Terese) Mitchell, Tony (Breda) Mitchell, Holly (Danny) Trigg, James Mitchell, Tim (Vanessa) Mitchell; eleven great-grandchildren, one sister Cheryl Kilp from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Mabel Silverthorn, and one brother Wesley Silverthorn.
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