Merrill Womach ( February 7 , 1927 -- December 28 , 2014 ) was an American undertaker , organist and gospel singer , notable both for founding National Music Service ( now Global Distribution Network , Inc. ) , which provided recorded music to funeral homes across America , and for surviving a Thursday , November 23 , 1961 plane crash in Beaver Marsh , Oregon that left him disfigured with third degree burns on his hands and his entire head .
Merrill Womach ( February 7 , 1927 -- December 28 , 2014 ) was an American undertaker , organist and gospel singer . He was known for founding National Music Service ( now Global Distribution Network , Inc. ) , which provided recorded music to funeral homes across America , and for surviving a plane crash in Beaver Marsh , Oregon .