Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, January 3, 1994 TAG: 9401030227
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: MARION LENGTH: Short
OBIT-MERCER, LISSIE BOYD
MERCER, Lissie Boyd, 82, of Marion, died Sunday, January 2, 1994 in
Birdmont Manor Nursing Home in Wytheville, Va. Mrs. Mercer was owner and
operator of the Charm Beauty Shop in Marion and Wytheville, Va. for many
years. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, where she taught
the Adult Sunday School Class for thirteen years and was a member of Rebecca
Lodge #42. Mrs. Mercer was past state president of the Ladies Auxiliary
Patriach Militant Order of Odd Fellows. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
D. B. (Francelia) Cox of Wytheville, Va.; two sons, Rudolph Mercer of
Clearwater, Fla. and Stanley Mercer of Atkins, Va.; two sisters, Alva King of
Radford, Va., and Sadie Repass of Atkins, Va.; six grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 4,
1994, at Seaver-Brown Chapel, with Rev. Aubrey Whitlow and Rev. Henry Horton
officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Flowers will be
accepted of donations may be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, 710
Grace Street, Marion, Va. 24354. The family will receive friends Monday
evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel or anytime at the homes of
Sadie Repass or Francelia Cox. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of
arrangements.
by CNB