Merle Ash

Merle Ash of Moody passed away Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at the age of 67. Memorial arrangements are pending.

Mr. Ash was born Nov. 14, 1951, in McGregor, Texas, the son of the late Cecil Horace and Doris Gwendolyn (Phillips) Ash and attended school in Moody. On April 23, 1971, he married Vicki Marie Brown in Moody. Much of his life was spent as a truck driver. He enjoyed drag racing, working on tractors and a mechanic repairing small engines.

Also preceding him in death was a son, Matthew Ash; a brother, Bill Ash.

Survivors include his wife Vicki Ash; two sons, Bubba Ash and wife Joy, Michael Ash and wife Charlotte; five grandchildren, Alexzandria Ash, Samantha Ash, Hayley Marie Ash, Shianne Denise Vandiver and M.J. Ash.