Rebecca “Becky” McMains Merka Holdren, 71, succumbed to complications from early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease on August 28, 2024, at Camden Clark/WVU Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. She was the daughter of Ray E. and Kathryn Fulton McMains, late of Fleming, OH.
Becky was a dear wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was a graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design, and was an accomplished painter. She later moved to Wharton, Texas, where she worked as a graphic designer, married, and had three children; Lauren Merka (Mark Short) of Seattle, WA, Kathryn Granstaff (David) of Poolville, TX, and Andrew Merka (Santana), Jacksonville, FL.
After her marriage to Richard (they had been high school sweethearts), they remained in Texas until 2020 when they returned home to Little Hocking. Becky was a resident of Elison Memory Care where she received excellent care…