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These are just a few of the many accomplishments and\n        community services he was involved in throughout his life.","Merton Elbridge Church was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on February 14, 1858. He moved to\n        Virginia in 1879 and settled in Falls Church in 1886. He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n        1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n        died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n        Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. 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