Graveside Services for former Tillman County resident Merle Hansford Landes, age 79, of Mart, Texas, will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 7, 2023, at the Frederick Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home.  Merle passed away Wednesday morning, July 19, 2023, at Golden Years Nursing and Rehab Center in Marlin, Texas.

Merle was born to Eugene Hansford and Cleta Merle (Woods) Landes on February 29, 1944, in Frederick, Oklahoma.

He is survived by two sons: Jeff Landes and his wife, Wendy of Blanchard, Oklahoma and Jason Landes and his wife, Marquita of Tipton, Oklahoma; two daughters, Lindsey Theroux and her husband, Chris of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Karlie Powell and her husband, Daniel of Grandview, Texas;  grandchildren, Melissa and her husband, Ben Xiong, Jessica Landes, Madeline Landes, Joshua Landes, Melody Landes, Jonathan Landes, Malachi Landes, Taylor and her husband, Tyler Carpenter, Amanda Meeks, Allison and her husband, Clay Hart, Brayden Briggs, Jacob Briggs, and B-Bob Parsons;  and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hansford and Cleta Merle Landes.