Death info on Ezra Merkley

Ezra Merkley was Asher's older brother.

Photo from the personal album of Sarah Nielsen

According to these documents the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 23 Sept 1887- Vernal, Uintah, Utah

DEATH: 18 Jan 1919- Vernal, Uintah, Utah

He was 31 years old when he died of the flu.

Death notice:

SOURCE: Myton Free Press 1919, Jan 23, p.5

Death notice transcribed:
Ezra Merkley died last week in Vernal, of flu.  He was a very promising young man.

Obituary:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1919, Jan 17, p.1

Obituary transcribed:
Ezra Merkley dies a Victim of the Influenza Disease
Ezra Merkley, one of the best known residents of this city, died at his home Saturday evening shortly after 11 o'clock, as a result of pneumonia, superinduced by heart failure.  He had been ill, but a week, and his death will be received by his many friends with sincere regret.  Having been afflicted with heart trouble more or less through his life, he proved to be an easy victim to the dreaded influenze-pneumonia.  He is survived by a widow and three young children.
Mr. Merkley was born in Vernal 31 years ago last September and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Merkley of this city.  He has always made his home here and has been one of the stalwart members of the community, and an ardent member of the "Mormon" church.  He was the bookkeeper at the Ashley Co-operative company for some time and was an untiring worker, giving the best there was in him.
Brief funeral services will be held at the city cemetery Monday afternoon with but members of the family present, due to the Influenza quarantine.

Death Certificate:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

There's a bit of a discrepancy here, as the article (published on Friday, 17 Jan 1919) says that he died the NEXT day on Saturday, 18 Jan 1919 at 11pm.  How the paper could forecast into the future like that, I don't know, but the death certificate confirms that he did indeed pass away on the 18th.