Mr. Jessie Lewis Merlo

July 18, 1943 - January 28, 2017

Mr. Jessie Lewis Merlo, age 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017. Memorial services will be 5 PM Monday, January 30, 2017, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Jimmy Tedder will officiate. The family will receive visitors Monday 3-5 at the funeral home. He was born July 18, 1943, in Shelbyville, to the late Ernest and Lillie Mae Anderson Merlo. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Shull Merlo, Larry Merlo, Delores Ann Douglas, and Lilly Diane Merlo. Survivors include his wife Linda Gayle Freeman Merlo; daughter, Cynthia Merlo Todd; brothers, Charles Merlo, Donald Merlo, Ernest K. Merlo, and Lawrence Merlo; sister, Patricia Haynes; granddaughter, Jessica Todd. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.