Obituary of Claude (Jay) Mercer-Richland Parish Louisiana-1992
Submitted by Donnis Banks



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Claude (Jay) Mercer - Thursday 23 July 1992 Richland Beacon 
 
Services for Claude Randall (Jay) Mercer, 24, of Rayville, were 
held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 1992, in the First Baptist 
Church of Rayville with the Rev. Earnest Winburn, pastor, 
officiating. Burial followed in the Lone Cherry Cemetery 
in Mangham under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of 
Rayville. Mr. Mercer died Sunday, July 19, 1992, in the 
Richardson Memorial Medical Center of injuries received 
in a two-vehicle accident earlier in the evening. He was 
a graduate of Riverfield Academy and was employed by the 
Rayville Manufacturing Company, formerly Eastern Industries, 
as a welder.
Survivors include a son, Timothy Micheal Grissom of Rayville; 
his parents, Claude and Carolyn Mercer, all of Rayville; a 
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis (Jan) DeWitt 
of Ball, LA; a niece, Jessica DeWitt; a nephew, Jordan DeWitt, 
both of Ball; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bowman 
and Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Dampier, all of Rayville; paternal 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mercer of Mangham; great 
grandparents, Mrs. Mae Banks of Mangham and Mrs. Bera Dampier 
of Monroe; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Pallbearers 
were Jell Williams, Gary Williams, Ben Alan Williams, William L.
Damper, Robert Earl Herrington and Charles Free, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were friends and co-workers.