Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MERCER, MILDRED INEZ MANNING May 21, 2014 ************************************************ 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 rootsgirl36@gmail.com May 27, 2014, 11:24 am News Star World - May 23, 20142 MILDRED INEZ MANNING MERCER Funeral services for Mildred Inez Manning Mercer, age 97 a retired bookkeeper of Lake Providence, will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Lake Providence. Dr. James Parker and Rev. Justin Clark will officiate. Interment will follow in the Lake Providence City Cemetery in Lake Providence. Services are under the direction of Cox Funeral Homes. Mildred was born on June 10, 1916, to William L. and Mary Blanch Manning. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Lake Providence where she served as a nursery worker, librarian, and Women's Missionary Union member. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 59 years and love of her life, Carey S. Mercer, two sisters, and one brother. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Michelle Mercer of Sulphur, Louisiana; grandson and his wife, Bryan and Bernadette Mercer of Sulphur; great-granddaughter, Samantha Mercer and great grandson, Collin Mercer both of Sulphur, and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers are: Ron Manning, Rick Manning, Jerry Thomas, Coy Hanks, Marty Reese, and Bryan Mercer. Honorary Pallbearers are: John Mercer and Ray Reese. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Friday, May 23, 2014 at Cox Funeral Home in Oak Grove and again from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 24, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Lake Providence. The family wishes to thank the staff of Carroll Nursing Home of Oak Grove for their compassionate and loving care provided Mildred over the past four years. In lieu of Additional Comments: Born in D' Lo, Mississippi on Jun. 10, 1916 Departed on May 21, 2014 and resided in Lake Providence, LA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/m/mercer2745nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb