- Date Of Birth: September 23, 1934
- Date Of Death: May 4, 2020
- State: Idaho
Merrill Kent Haddon, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 4, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health and Hospice.
Merrill was born September 23, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to William Ezra Haddon and Luella Janet Lyman Haddon. He grew up and attended schools in Sheridan, Oregon, and graduated from Sheridan High School. He also attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. In December 1953, he joined the United States Air Force and served as a Sergeant until his honorable discharge in December 1957.
On July 3, 1958, he married Carol Esther Dideum in McMinnville, Oregon. Merrill and Carol were blessed with four children, Susan, Julie, Cynthia, and Kent. They made their home in Tigard, Oregon. There, Merrill started his own manufacturing company, Aqua-Tronics.
Merrill is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Carol Haddon of Idaho Falls; daughters, Susan (Michael) Christensen of Pasadena, CA, Julie (Roger) Hendrickson of Kaysville, UT, and Cynthia (David) Schwicht of Ammon, ID; son, Kent (Julie) Haddon of Ammon, ID; sister, Judy (Jess) Wilson of Toledo, OR; 22 grandchildren, and 23 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Luella Haddon, three brothers, and one sister.
