Mertis Edith York

Mertis Edith York was born April 11,1926 in Drew, Mississippi, to Thomas Washington McDaniel and Nancy Inez King.  She passed away in Chickasha on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the age of 91

Mertis had been a homemaker and a member of Bible Baptist Church. She lived in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Ohio and Tuttle, Oklahoma. She and her husband, Jack, pastored several churches, Bible Baptist in Chickasha, New Testament Baptist in Tuttle, New Hope Baptist in Anadarko, and Salem Baptist in Cincinnati, Ohio. She worked at the Sevier Funeral Home in Tuttle for almost 20 years, where she retired several years ago.

She was preceded in death by her daughter JoAnn York, husband Jack York, October 11, 1984 and granddaughter Julie Ann York.

Mertis is survived by her sons:

Ronald and wife Darlene York of Santa Fe, New Mexico,

James and wife Jeanee York of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,

Kent and wife Julie York of Chickasha, Oklahoma

Mark York of New York City, New York

Brother, Virgil McDaniel of Humble, Texas;

Sisters: Joyce Jordan of Kansas City, Missouri,

Joy Davis of Weatherford, Texas;

10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.