Military service a Merck family tradition dating to Revolution
Lavonia’s Jonathan Merck (right) served in Iraq with the U.S. Army and is still in the Army Reserves. His family has a long history of military service dating to the American Revolution and including grandfathers Jim Sapp and Milton Merck and great-great uncles Joseph Gunnells and Clarence Payne (all pictured at left).
By Samantha Sinclair
Staff Writer
LAVONIA — Jonathan Merck grew up listening to his grandfather tell war stories.
“At a very young age, I was fascinated by the military,” Merck said.
