Merlin Lee Graves will observe his 90th birthday Feb. 10.
He was born Feb. 10, 1934, in Mitchell, Iowa.
Merlin, a Lutheran, is retired and once owned a small auto repair shop in Ontario, California. His hobbies include woodworking, do-it-yourself projects, caring for his pets, watching TV and reading Facebook.
Merlin is a widower and he has four children, Charles Graves and Michael Graves, both of Sedalia, Tara Harry, of Riverside, California, and the late Candy Prather, of Mason City, Iowa. He has nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
