ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: MERCER, LALAH PERKINS 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La.

Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 

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MERCER

Lalah Perkins “Perky” Mercer, 79, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012.

Survivors include her children and their spouses, Pollard and Cindy Mercer, 
Lalah “Rossie” Mercer, Malise and Lane Terrell, Tiffany Mercer and Tisha and 
Jeff DeBellis; grandchildren and their spouses, Max and Tarynn, Heidi and 
Michael, Scott and Kristie and Hilton, Stanton, Max, Jeffrey and Jack, and 
great-grandchildren, Trey, Michaela, Caleb, and Klhoe. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Max Mercer of Winnfield.

She was born in Greensboro, N.C., where she attended West Market United 
Methodist Church and graduated from Greensboro High School and the University 
of North Carolina Greensboro. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of 
Slidell, where she was the music secretary for many years. She happily and 
faithfully served her family, community and church. She was a member of the 
Bayou Liberty Garden Club, serving two terms as president; Slidell Symphony 
Orchestra; Pearl River Planning Commission; Slidell Convention Board; STARC, 
serving as board secretary; Ozone Camellia Club and the Faith Ladies Sunday 
school class.

The memorial service will be Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. at Southern Funeral Home in 
Winnfield, followed by 

burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery. 

Local arrangements are by Burns Funeral Home.

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