Madison County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mercier, J. L. October 3, 1942
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Christine Crumley - Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003050 January 15, 2006, 12:21 pm

Danielsville Monitor, 9 October 1942


   Mr. J. L. Mercier age 74, prominent and well known citizen of this County 
and resident of Paoli, died early last Saturday morning following a brief 
illness.   Mr. Mercier suffered a stoke about two o'clock in the morning and 
died a few hours later.
   A native of Madison County, Mr. Mercier had extensive farming and 
mercantile interests and had helped many people who came under his interest 
and attention.
   He was depply interested in County affairs having served four years in the 
Legislature.  However, he gave his first interest to home and home comunity 
and was instrumental in maintaining the school at Paoli through a long period 
of years.
   A member of long standing of New Hope Presbyterian Church and an Elder in 
the Church.  He gave ______ of his time and efforts to all its interests.
   Mr. Mercier was married to the former Miss Susie David and he was her 
devoted husband throughout the years.
   Dr. E. L. Hill, who conducted his Funeral, paid high tribute to Mr. 
Mercier.  He recalled his integration of the Twenty-third Psalm and this 
scripture was again used Sunday afternoon at the Funeral Services held at the 
church.
   Interment was in the Paoli cemetery.  Pallbearers were Messers. Hiram 
Whitehead, Knox Gholston, Gerald Birchmore, Roper David, J. L. McMurray and 
Coke Davis.
   Surviving Mr. Mercier is his wife, Mrs. Susie David Mercier; a sister, Mrs. 
J. L. Freeman, Ila; one brother Mr. Allen Mercier, Fitzgerald and the 
following nieces and nephews:  Mrs. Beatrice M. Thomas, J. L. Martin; O. F. 
Martin; R. G. Martin; Tom Martin; T. D. Hawkes; H. C. Hawkes; Mrs. R. G. 
Hawkes; J. L. Hawkes; O. N. Hawkes; Mrs Omiah Chandler, all of Athens; Mrs. 
Callie Martin Thornton, Emporia, Va., Mrs. Alice M. Williams, Augusta; Willie 
R. Mercier, Ila; mrs. Cornelia Hart, Colbert; Mrs. Lois Mercier Burroughs, 
Mrs. Bessie Mercier O'Kelley, Danielsville; Mrtimer Mercier David, Little 
Rock, Ark.; Grady Mercier, Thomasville; J. L. Mercier, Hugh Mercier; Miss 
Susie Mercier Buford; Roy Mercier, M. J. Martin, Atlanta; James Mercier, 
Miamii, Fla.; Robert Mercier, Rebecca, Ga.; Ernest Mercier, Obadiah Mercier of 
Commerce.


Transcriber's Note:  DOD obtained from tombstone in New Hope Presbyterian 
church cemetery.

Additional Comments:
Resubmitted to include missing text and error in name.  Incorrectly submitted 
as J. L. Sanders.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/madison/obits/m/mercier3630gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/

File size: 3.0 Kb