Merlee Alberta Lowe was born June 26, 1922, on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Harold Jerome Lowe (1904-1987) and Minnie Caroline Roberts (1904-1999).
Her siblings included…
- Carl Harold (1925)
- Bety Geraldine Isabel (1933)
- Laverna Iris
- Gladys Elayne (1944)
On March 31, 1943, in Nassau, New Providence, Merlee married Gerald Leroy Key (1917-1944) from Cherokee Sound, Abaco. He is the son of Gerald Astwood Key (1876-1917) and Masie Isabell Sawyer (1890-1950).
Merlee Alberta Key née Lowe passed away August 18, 2004 (age 82) in Springfield, Georgia and is buried at the Effingham Memorial Gardens. She is my 2nd cousin 1 time removed.
Photo courtesy of The Albert Lowe Museum
Delores Saunders and teacher, Amy Roberts.
FRONT ROW (seated) L-R: Anthony Roberts, Merriel Roberts, Joyce Pinder, Iris Roberts, Merlee Lowe.
Photo courtesy of the Albert Lowe Museum.
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