Born Auburn, Sydney, Australia. Then various Australian aboriginal mission stations, as listed below.

A missionary to Australian Aborigines. Joining Australian Inland Mission in 1924 and she worked amongst Aboriginal people on Barambah and Palm Island. She resigned from AIM in 1930, joined the Brethren assembly in Rockhampton which commended them to Christian work amongst Aboriginal people. She then worked amongst Aboriginal children at Burketown, Doomadgee and Umeewarra Mission. She served the Lord until the year of her death.

Click the link below to listen to Merle’s funeral service.