Joseph Merton Jarboe, 90, of Charlotte Hall, Maryland passed away on July 4, 2014. Born August 31, 1923 in Mechanicsville, Maryland he was the son of the late Elmer Raphael Jarboe and Elizabeth Etoyle Dawson Jarboe.

Merton graduated from Margaret Brent High School and attended University of Maryland studying Agriculture. He was the owner of Charlotte Hall Lumber Company, manufacturing and distributing Southern, Appalachian and Northern hardwoods for domestic and export sales.

Merton married Rebekah Mary Wilmer at St. Ignatius Chapel Point Church in Port Tobacco, Maryland on October 20, 1951. Together they raised four children and had four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Merton's greatest pride and joy was his family. He is survived by his wife, Rebekah, his son Lawrence Jarboe (Carlene), son Pere Jarboe (Martha), son Stephen Jarboe, and daughter Rebekah Guyther (David); four grandchildren, John Jarboe, Jodi Jarboe Distefano, Andrew Guyther, and Benjamin Guyther; and three great-grandchildren, Andrea Distefano, Ayanna Distefano, and Dominick Distefano. He is also survived by a sister, Barbara Ann McDonagh.

Along with his parents, he is also predeceased by his sister Ella Maureen Bowling and brothers Paul Jarboe and Lawrence Dawson Jarboe.

Service will be private. Arrangements provided by Brinsfield Funeral Home.