Later Life
Merrill served as an apostle until his death in 1952 in Salt Lake City from coronary thrombosis. Upon his death, Joseph Fielding Smith offered the following tribute: “I marveled at his energy. Apparently he never got tired; he loved the truth. He loved the truth of science, but he loved more the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ ... He had a strong will, was pronounced in his opinions, but he was always submissive to the majority decisions of his brethren.” Merrill was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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