Obituaries: Mrs. Ruth Hemphill Mercer, 1950, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 9, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mrs. Floyd Mercer Dies Suddenly In An Olla Clinic

Mrs. Floyd Mercer of Tullos, La., died Sunday, March 5, at 8 a.m. at the Olla
Clinic after a long illness.

She was 38 years old and the former Ruth Hemphill.  She was a member of the
Crossroads Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held at the Crossroads Baptist Church at 2:30 Monday
afternoon.  The Rev. Miles of Olla officiated.  Interment followed in Guin
Cemetery.

Pallbearers were all first cousins.

Other than her husband she is survived by her mother, Mrs. W. L. Hemphill; one
brother, Lee Hemphill, both of Tullos; four sisters, Mrs. O. J. Broussard,
Mrs. C. F. Sowers, Mrs. C. M. Bridges, all of Baton Rouge, Mrs. R. J. Head
of Winnfield; a number of aunts and uncles; four nephews and one niece.