Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MERCER, STEVE WAYNE February 4, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 August 2, 2008, 8:45 am News Star World - Feb 6, 2006 STEVE WAYNE MERCER Riser Funeral Home - Columbia, LA Services for Steve Wayne Mercer, age 65, of Holum formerly of Granbury, TX will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 7, 2006 from the Holum Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Goodman officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Mercer was born on October 8, 1940 in New Albany, MS to the union of S.B. and Hermie Stanford Mercer and died, Saturday, February 4, 2006 at his residence. He traveled the eastern half of the United States during his employment as a Technical Writer. He enjoyed the travel, however his greatest passion was fishing. He was a member of the Harrisburg Baptist Church in Ripley, MS and attended Holum Baptist Church. He was also a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Mary Nell Bassett Knight Mercer of Holum; two daughters, Joelle Bogosta of Citrus Springs, FL and Shannon Gamble of Texarkana, TX; one stepson, Jack L. Knight of Lincoln, NE; one stepdaughter, SMSgt Theresa Priddy of Pensacola, FL; four grandsons; five granddaughters and his constant companion during his illness, Stormy, the cat. Pallbearers will be Terry Johnson, Eddie Dunn, Berl Braddock, Benny Warner, Ben Clark and Kurtis Volentine. Ricky Fussell will serve as an honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Holum Baptist New Life Center. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/m/mercer1439gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb