AREA OBITUARIES -- MILDRED MERCER

Mildred Louise Mercer, a resident of South Fulton, died Dec. 4 at Obion County Nursing Home in Union City, Tenn. She was 94.

Graveside service were held Dec. 7 at Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union City. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.

She is survived by her daughter, Janet Gossum (Mike); son, Kenneth Mercer (Pamela); granddaughters, Sara Johnson (Marc), Natalie Lyndon (Nicholas); grandsons, Michael Gossum (Katherine), Kyle Mercer, Evan Mercer, and Grant Mercer; great-grandsons, Davis Lyndon, Luke Lyndon, Marshall Gossum; and one great-granddaughter, Stella Gossum.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Grover and Nellie Bruner; her husband of 61 years, James Earl Mercer; three brothers, William Bruner, Ralph Bruner, Herman Bruner; and four sisters, Pearl Robinson, Matilda Marr, Lucy Jackal, and Katherine Basham.

Born April 18, 1926 in Garfield, she and her husband spent many years in Decatur, Ill.

She retired as a cashier from the Jewell Tea Company’s Eisner Grocery in Decatur. Before her marriage to Earl in 1948, she taught elementary school in Breckinridge County, after attending Western Kentucky University.

She was a member of Fulton First United Methodist Church, where she was active in leadership of the United Methodist Women. She also served as an at large member of the Church Council. She served as chairperson and member of the Twin Cities C.A.R.E. community aid organization. Her hobbies included quilting and preserving garden products.

Memorials may be sent to Fulton First United Methodist Women at P.O. Box 1386, Fulton, Ky. 42041 or Twin Cities C.A.R.E. at 140 Broadway St., South Fulton, Tenn. 38257.

Tributes may be left online at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com/