# Merle C. Dry

> preacher; first recorded COVID-19 related death in Oklahoma (1964-2020)

**Wikidata**: [Q95884416](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95884416)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/merle-c-dry


## References

1. [Source](https://www.mogro.co/obituary/merle-dry)
2. U.S. deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss
3. [2020](https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/cherokee-preacher-remembered-as-giving-authentic-ZxboXHXA30aAKc8d4-eclg)
4. [KOCO-TV. 2020](https://www.koco.com/article/tulsa-pastor-first-person-to-die-of-covid-19-coronavirus-in-oklahoma/31789431)