Todd Lee Merriam

Manti lost another resident to cancer and many other illnesses. Todd Lee Merriam passed away on Jan. 13, 2026, in the Mount Pleasant Hospital.
      Todd was a son of Edgar Andrew (Drew) Merriam and Joy Louise Christensen Merriam. He was born on Feb. 5, 1961, in Mount Pleasant.
      He has a sister, Sandi (Keith) Nunley, Koosherm, Utah, Brother Troy (Patty) Merriam, Mesa, Arizona. His wife is Donna, his children are Drew Edgar Merriam (Lacey), Junction, Utah, Mandy Theobald (Chris). Cedar City, Stepchildren: Carson Draper, Rendi Honolulu, Hawaii, Erica (Todd) Rayville, Louisiana, Brock (Amanda) West Monroe, Louisiana, and Adrian West Monroe, Louisiana. Grandchildren are Kaydance, Jade, Adah, Linkin, Jayce, Mason, Averee, Oakley, Willow Joy, Payten, Addi, Luke, Reagyn, Keoni and Hamari.                                                                                                                                                      
Todd was raised in Manti and lived here his entire life, except when on the road for work. Todd was a talented painter and welder. He ran a body shop until the paint fumes made him sick, then he continued welding, working for Barkley Mechanical in different states. He was working In Louisiana when he met his wife, Donna. They had many adventures traveling for his work in Kansas, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Todd was an avid sportsman and loved to hunt and fish.  Todd was an excellent shot, often filling his tag and the rest of the family tags as well, one time his sister had to take his gun away from him so the rest of us could shoot our own deer. If you couldn’t find him at work, he was either on the golf course or on the mountain. He also enjoyed many hobbies, including late nights in the shed doing taxidermy.  After his wife moved to Utah, she shared in the joy of hunting and fishing.
Todd will be missed.  He had an outgoing personality, was mischievous, teased, and loved to tease his nieces and nephews and his grandchildren. He was a good friend and will be missed by many, especially by his childhood friends, Terry Squires, Wade Johnson.     
Cremation services will be held in the Magleby Mortuary and Cremation Center. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at 1 p.m. in the Manti 4th Ward Chapel, 95 S Main.
Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina, and Manti. An online guestbook can be found at www.maglebymortuary.com.