Dr. Merlyn Arthur Grant
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was the eldest of five children born to Malcolm and Lois Grant, who were missionaries in Hong Kong. On March 5, 1944, he married Ruth Emmaline Boller, who survives.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, Marion. Chinese was his first spoken language, and he was educated in British schools. He left Hong Kong in August 1938, by ship CPR "Empress of Canada," and arrived in Seattle, Wash., on a student visa to attend Taylor University, Upland, where he graduated in 1942, and where he met his wife. While in the U.S. Army, he was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in November 1943. Also while in the service, he attended Harvard University and learned to read and write the Chinese language. Later he attended and graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1950. He did his internship and residency work in Chicago, Ill., and South Bend.
He was an anesthesiologist for 42 years, mostly at Marion General Hospital, retiring in 1994. In the early years of his career, he traveled to hospitals in Anderson, Kokomo and Muncie, carrying his own equipment in the back of a station wagon.
In 1964, he began full-time work at Marion General Hospital. He and his wife lived in Marion from that time until mid 2007. He took continuing education hours in anesthesiology but also would take a few hours of courses in hypnosis. He used hypnosis techniques in his practice, stating that hypnosis worked especially well on anxious pre-surgery children.
His hobbies included photography, audio equipment/music, computers along with flying his private plane. He was a pilot for more than 20 years and flew mainly in Indiana, but he did make a cross county trip or two. He was also an avid and knowledgeable glass paperweight collector. He served as president of the Indiana Chapter of the Paperweight Collectors Association.
Also surviving are two children, Douglas (and spouse Barbara) Grant and Martha (and spouse Henry) Hart; four step-granddaughters; and seven step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Raven-Choate Funeral Home, 1202 Kem Road, Marion, with Pastor Tom Richards of First Baptist Church officiating.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to First Baptist Church, 403 W. 4th St., Marion, IN 46952; or Taylor University, Upland, IN.
Condolences may be sent to www.ravenchoate.com[[In-content Ad]]
He was the eldest of five children born to Malcolm and Lois Grant, who were missionaries in Hong Kong. On March 5, 1944, he married Ruth Emmaline Boller, who survives.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, Marion. Chinese was his first spoken language, and he was educated in British schools. He left Hong Kong in August 1938, by ship CPR "Empress of Canada," and arrived in Seattle, Wash., on a student visa to attend Taylor University, Upland, where he graduated in 1942, and where he met his wife. While in the U.S. Army, he was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in November 1943. Also while in the service, he attended Harvard University and learned to read and write the Chinese language. Later he attended and graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1950. He did his internship and residency work in Chicago, Ill., and South Bend.
He was an anesthesiologist for 42 years, mostly at Marion General Hospital, retiring in 1994. In the early years of his career, he traveled to hospitals in Anderson, Kokomo and Muncie, carrying his own equipment in the back of a station wagon.
In 1964, he began full-time work at Marion General Hospital. He and his wife lived in Marion from that time until mid 2007. He took continuing education hours in anesthesiology but also would take a few hours of courses in hypnosis. He used hypnosis techniques in his practice, stating that hypnosis worked especially well on anxious pre-surgery children.
His hobbies included photography, audio equipment/music, computers along with flying his private plane. He was a pilot for more than 20 years and flew mainly in Indiana, but he did make a cross county trip or two. He was also an avid and knowledgeable glass paperweight collector. He served as president of the Indiana Chapter of the Paperweight Collectors Association.
Also surviving are two children, Douglas (and spouse Barbara) Grant and Martha (and spouse Henry) Hart; four step-granddaughters; and seven step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Raven-Choate Funeral Home, 1202 Kem Road, Marion, with Pastor Tom Richards of First Baptist Church officiating.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
*****
Memorials to First Baptist Church, 403 W. 4th St., Marion, IN 46952; or Taylor University, Upland, IN.
Condolences may be sent to www.ravenchoate.com[[In-content Ad]]
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