Title	Mr.
Last Name	Sands
First Name	Merle
Middle Name	F.
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Date of Birth	1931-05-19
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	1973-06-30
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 7-5-1973
Obituary	MERLE F. SANDS Merle F. Sands 41, of Dexter died here Saturday evening. He was born May 19, 1931, the son of Carl and Julia Clukey Sands. He was employed for many years as a security guard at the Fay-Scott Landis Machine Corp., Dexter He was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He also served as deputy sheriff of Penobscot County. He was a coach of the local Little League, a member of the Dexter Fish and Game Association and served in the U.S. Air Force He is survived by his widow, Lillian Rockwell Sands of Dexter; three sons, Gregory, Russell and Peter; three brothers, Everett Sands of Worcester, Mass., Galen Sands of Dexter, Ronald Sands of Carmel; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Dow of Worcester, Mrs. Althea Thombs of Milo, Mrs. Isabel Sampson of Newington, Conn.; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at St. Anne's Church in Dexter Recitation of the rosary was given Monday evening at the funeral home.