Hilda Lucille (Merritt) Pfouts, age 87, passed away on November 5, 2023. Born in Caldwell, OH to Harry and Lavona Merritt, she was an only child. Graduated from Caldwell High School in 1953. She went to Muskingum College and received her bachelors degree in elementary education. She took her first teaching position at McGregor Elementary School in Canton, OH. Soon after, she fell in love and married Ronald L. Pfouts on June 17, 1961.She took time off from teaching to raise two sons, Jeff and Douglas; and a daughter, Ann. While raising three children, she returned to her passion, education. After, Jeff, Doug and Ann grew up she took a position as a childrens librarian at the Massillon Public Library where she retired. She was an avid genealogist following the Merritt, McKee, and Pfouts family lines, to name a few, and assisted with genealogy of the soldiers at Fort Laurens in Bolivar, OH. Survived by her children and grandchildren, Jeff and Lisa Pfouts (Justin and Emily), Douglas Pfouts (Cody and Katelyn), and Ann and Willis McCoy (Nathan and Alex).