Barbara J. Merryman

September 29, 1934 - October 13, 2021

Barbara J. Merryman, 87, of Kearney, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Kearney. Rev. Sean Dougherty will officiate and private family burial will be later. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to services at the church on Monday. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church or Crane River Theater. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney are in charge of arrangements. Barbara was born on September 29, 1934 in rural Shelton, NE to Edwin J. and Katie M. (Lyon) Manfull. She attended Gibbon High School and graduated with the class of 1951. She later attended Kearney State College and graduated with a bachelors degree in 1971. Barbara married William C. Merryman on March 30, 1956 in Gibbon. She taught school in area country schools and was a media specialist at Grand Island Central Catholic School. She was a long-time member of First Baptist Church in Kearney. Barbara was also a member of the B.P.O. Does, ladies golf league, Kearney Area Retired Teachers Association, Kearney Women’s Club and the Kearney Toastmasters. She also hosted several high school exchange students over the years. Surviving relatives include her daughters, Debra (Mike) Eickhoff and Kim (Steve) Reidy both of Kearney and Jane Shurrush of Nazareth, Israel; sister, Doris and Don Haney of Lubbock, TX; 6 grandchildren, Chad (Jill) Eickhoff, Allie (Jared) Argo, Khriesto (Nardeen) Shurrush, Haneen (Rami) Mazzawi, Jace Reidy, Shauna (Mannie) Reinsch; 8 great grandchildren Barbara was preceded in death by her husband; 2 brothers; son in law, Amin Shurrush; grandchildren, Eleyah Shurrush and Shelby Reidy