Merle Cleeton
Pennington - Merle Morgan Cleeton, 94, passed away on the 27th of May in New Jersey.

Merle was born on March 4th, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Glen Uriel Cleeton and Jennie Frances Terry.

He was predeceased by his siblings
Mary, Glenna, and Alan. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Docherty Cleeton, children Linda Arnold, Lawrence (Alice)
Cleeton, Ron (Tammie) Cleeton, and Christa (James Cialdella) Cleeton, his first wife Lois Ammon, and four grandchildren David Cleeton, Michael Cleeton, Rebecca Cleeton, and Samuel Cleeton.

Merle most recently lived in Pennington, New Jersey with his wife Marilyn but has lived all over the country during his 94 years including Pittsburgh, Butler, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, Troy, Michigan,
Dover, Delaware, and Ewing, New Jersey.

Merle always had a love of Ford Model A automobiles. Over his lifetime he owned 3. The first, a truck, was rescued from the family Slippery Rock farm. The second was purchased for $300 when he
was married to his first wife Lois. The final 1929 Model A was purchased as the ""baby"" in 1976. His youngest daughter Christa, the ""other baby"" now owns that car. Merle also passed the old car bug to his son Lawrence who owns antique cars.

Merle also had a strong love of antique furniture and restoring it to its original condition. This love developed into a business, Cleeton & Associates, which he ran out of the home in both Michigan
and Delaware.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be directed to the Butler Old Stone House Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America. Direct donations to Treasurer Doug Dawes, 116 Silver Dr., Renfrew, PA 16053