Clarence F. Merrill, 94, Kansas City, MO, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at North Kansas City Hospital. Family services will be private. Clarence was born May 12, 1925, in Kansas City, KS and had lived most of his life in the Kansas City area before retiring to Bella Vista, AR for 19 years, returning to the Kansas City area in 2014. Clarence had worked in the insurance industry and was a member of Wyandotte Masonic Lodge #3 A.F. & A. M., the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the Abdallah Shrine Temple, K.C.K. Downtown Kiwanis Club and the Bentonville AR Kiwanis Club. Clarence was preceded in death by his wife, Mary and son, George. He is survived by 2 children, Virginia (Dave) Bondurant, David Merrill, 6 grandchildren, Scott, Steve, Ellen, Peter, Michelle and Cheryl and 7 great grandchildren.