Photograph of Tyler and Ferris Merriam

An image of two young boys in a large toy airplane. They are identified on the back as "Tyler & Ferris Merriam. sons of Uncle Lu (John" Photographer is unknown. Family information provided by Kate Keller: "Tyler Edward and Ferris Nelson "Jeff" Merriam were the sons of John Luther and Lela (Flint) Merriam. Tyler was born 18 Jul 1920 in Marshall, Michigan and died 2 Nov 1999 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He was married twice, first to Eunice Coulter and second to Elsie Jean Powers. Both marriages ended in divorce. Tyler and Eunice had one daughter, Darlene Marie. Tyler is buried in Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Ferris Nelson was born 10 May 1922 in Battle Creek, Michigan and died 31 Mar 2017 in California. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He married Arlene Betty Salisbury and they had five children: Lee, Shareen, Robin, Jeffrey and Trudy."