Background
Cross, Merle Webster was born on February 14, 1949 in Lebanon, Missouri, United States. Son of Lark Willis and Ola Imogene (Rainwater) Cross.
Cross, Merle Webster was born on February 14, 1949 in Lebanon, Missouri, United States. Son of Lark Willis and Ola Imogene (Rainwater) Cross.
AS, Linn Technology College, 1969.
Manager, Bridal Cave, Camdenton, Missouri owner, operator, Cross Brothers Texaco, Montreal, Missouri, 1970-1972; sales, Sterling Electronics, Camdenton, 1976-1981; owner, operator, Cross television & Appliance, Camdenton, 1983-1988; commissioner, Camden County, Camdenton, since 1987.
Councilman City of Camdenton, 1980-1982. Chairman Lake of the Ozarks Employement Services, Lake of the Ozarks Solid Waste District, Camden County History Society. Member Camden County University Extension Council.
Board directors Central Ozarks Development. Delegate Missouri State Republican Conference, 1992, 94. Fundraising team captain American Cancer Society.
Member Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments (chairman), Missouri Association of Counties (board directors, member extension committee), Missouri County Commissioners Association, Scottish Rite, Masons, Shriners.
Married Donna Jean Beck, June 14, 1992: 1 child, Ashley Jean.