On January 27, 2011 Eric Merkley was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. An aggressive cancer that we hope and the doctors to this point seem confident that is contained to one spot on his leg. Prognosis is good. Treatments and recovery will be long and painful.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

A fallen soldiers return home


Cody Towse is our friend, neighbor and an American Hero.  Cody was killed in action in Afghanistan last week.  He will arrive back to Utah on Wednesday at noon at the Provo airport.  There will be an honorable transfer ceremony and a military procession from the airport to his home in Elk Ridge Utah.  The procession will go through Main Street in Spanish fork, Salem and up Elk Ridge Drive.  If you are free and want to honor Cody and his sacrifice, please line the streets with your flags to welcome our fallen soldier home. 

The Funeral will be held at Salem Hills High school on Saturday June 1st at 11:00 am.  The closed casket viewing will be on Friday evening May 31 from 6 – 9 pm at 234 S Shayda Circle Elk Ridge Utah.

In lieu of flowers, The Towse family would ask donations be made to the PFC Cody Towse Memorial Scholarship Fund at any Wells Fargo bank branch.




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