Background
Merliss, William Sidney was born on September 26, 1922 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Sidney Samuel and Bonnie Bessie (Farr) Merliss.
Merliss, William Sidney was born on September 26, 1922 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Sidney Samuel and Bonnie Bessie (Farr) Merliss.
Bachelor of Architecture, B. in Architectural Engineering, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1950.
September 1994); children: Sherri Lynn Merliss Voebel, Benjamin Harrison, Virginia Jeanne Merliss Johnson. Married Lana Baron Merliss. Stepchildren: Earl Baron Gildersleeve, Thomas Gildersleeve III. Architect, engineer Hudgins, Thompson & Ball, Oklahoma City, 1950.
Engineer Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas, 1953-1954.
Project engineer Walter P. Moore, Houston, 1954-1955. Consultant senior engineer West.S. Merliss & Associates, Houston, 1955-1961.
Partner Merliss, Jones and Robinson, Houston, 1961-1977, Merliss & Jones, 1977-1989, retired. Director Freaky Fritters World Incorporated., Universal Domes Incorporated., Condo Domes Incorporated., Time Systems Incorporated.
Chairman board Bandit Messenger Service Incorporated., Houston and other locations.
Democrat precinct chairman, 1968-1975.
Served with United States Air Force, 1941-1945, 51-53. Member American Institute of Architects, National, Texas Societies Professional Engineers, Texas Society Architects, Los Angeles Society Architects, Prestressed Concrete Institute, Gulf Coast Oklahoma State Alumni Association (president 1956-1965), Crescent Society, Cosmopolitan Dance, Baton Rouge City, Camelot, Men of Bal Masque, Krewe of Tucumcari, Big Timers (Baton Rouge).
Married Dorothy Halphen Kolb (divorced September 1994). Married Lana Baron Merliss. Children: Sherri Lynn Merliss Voebel, Benjamin Harrison, Virginia Jeanne Merliss Johnson.