Merle Louis Soule, 89, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:35 pm December 15, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born September 10, 1931 in Eureka, Kansas to the late Freeman Wilber and Sarah Emma (Cronk) Soule. In 1954 Merle was united in marriage to Margaret Smith in Camp ...