Atkinson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mercer, Joe January 23, 2015
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Atkinson County Citizen - January 29, 2015
 Mr. Joe Mercer, age 93, of Axson, Ga, passed away, Friday, January 23, 2015, at 
Baptist Village in Waycross following an extended illness.
 A native of Breckenridge, TX, Mr. Mercer was born October 1, 1921, son of Mr. and 
Mrs. John W. Mercer and Susie Tabor Mercer. Coming from Texas in 1950, Mr. Mercer 
made Atkinson County his home for the rest of his life. He was a retired Logging 
Supervisor for Union Camp Corporation and a member of Pearson First Baptist 
Church. An avid hunter, Mr. Mercer was in honorary member of the Alapaha Hunting 
Club and the Satilla F. & A.M. #163. He was a WWII Veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. 
Mercer was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Mullis Mercer.
 Survivors include two sons, John Mercer and wife Lynn of Chestertown, MD, and 
Starling Mercer and wife Hilda of Axson; brother, Buddy Lee Mercer of North Texas; 
four grandchildren, Tish Hardee, Lindsey Lane, Tyler Mercer, and Jeremy Mercer; 
four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
 Graveside funeral services for Mr. Mercer were held Sunday, January 25, 2015, at 
2 p.m. at Satilla memorial Gardens in Douglas, GA with Rev. Mark Joyce 
officiating. Special musical number, “Amazing Grace” was rendered acapella by Mr. 
Mercer’s granddaughter, Lindsey Lane. 
 Interment followed in Satilla memorial Gardens with military honors rendered by 
an Honor Guard Contingent of the U.S. Army.
 Serving as active pallbearers were Tom Morris, James Gore, William White, Mann 
Corbitt, Johnny Burch and James Joyce.
 Serving was honorary pallbearers were Bobby Mullis, Douglas Mullis, Stanley Wall, 
Jimmy Johnson, Keith Wall, Bo Fender and Foster Davis.
 Relihan Funeral Home in Pearson, GA was in charge of the arrangements.
 

 
 

 



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