MERLE RICHARD SLOUGHTER, Jr.,
age 53, of 344 Creek Road, Locke, NY (Town of Lansing) passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24th, 2008 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Merle or "JR" was born August 9, 1955 at Ithaca a son of the late Merle R. Sloughter, Sr. and Isabel Lasher Sloughter. He served in the US Navy from 1971 to 1975 and was currently employed as a prep cook at the Ithaca Bakery. JR was a devoted husband and a loving and caring father and grandfather. He enjoyed joking and flirting with his friends.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Stanton Sloughter of Locke, his daughter, Tanisha Sloughter of Alpine, NY; step-daughter, Jamie (Jeffery) Menzies of North Lansing and Holly (Craig) Eastman of Dwarf, KY; a brother, James (Debra) Sloughter of Ithaca; sisters, Donna (Fred) Kinner of Alpine and Mary Weiss and her partner, Dave of Palmyra; half brothers, Charles McDermott of Newark, NY and Shane Sloughter of Ithaca; a step brother, Brett Tracy of Brooktondale and Sandy Tracy of Arizona; nine grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held at 1 PM Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Perkins Funeral Home with Rev. Archie Smith officiating. Burial with military honors will be held Monday in Willow Glen Cemetery. Friends are invited to call from 12 to 1 PM Saturday at the funeral home, 55 West Main St., Dryden. Memorials are graciously directed to the American Diabetes Association, 356 North Midler Ave., Syracuse, NY 13206. www.perkinsfuneralhome.com
Merle R. Sloughter., Jr
August 9, 1955 - September 24, 2008
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