From: KyArchives Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2017 8:30 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Mercer.Charles.1961.Breckinridge.OBIT Charles MERCER July 24, 1961 Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries Breckinridge County Herald-News, Friday, August 4, 1961 OBITUARY Charles MERCER, age 80, died Monday, July 24, 1861 at his home near Irvington, Ky (Breckinridge County). Mr. MERCER was a retired farmer, and spent his life in the same community with the exception of a few years he lived in Nebraska. He was a son of John W. MERCER and Nancy ROSS MERCER. He was a member of the Rosetta Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Mary Eva SPRINGGATE MERCER, one son, and one daughter preceded him in death. Surviving Mr. MERCER are: four sons: Chester MERCER of Trilla, Illinois (Coles County) Robert MERCER of Irvington, Ky Eugene MERCER of Kirkwood, Missouri (St. Louis County) Earl MERCER of Decatur, Illinois (Macon County) one daughter: Mrs. Oliver YOUNG of Kansas City, Missouri (Jackson County) 11 grandchildren two sisters: Mrs. Vernon WHITWORTH of Irvington, Ky Mrs. J. W. WILLIS of Irvington, Ky Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 27, 1961 from the Rosetta Methodist Church, with arrangements made by the Alexander Funeral Home of Irvington, Ky. Burial was in the Bethel Cemetery. Submitted by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com Additional Comments: Breckinridge County Cemeteries, volume one, published in 1991: Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church cemetery, located 3 miles east of Bewleyville on Highway 333. MERCER, Charles 1880 -- 1961 husband of Mary Eva SPRINGGATE Mary Eva 1889 -- 1953 wife of Charles THEIR DAUGHTER ALSO HERE: MERCER, Emma Lou 9 Jan 1933 -- 10 Feb 1933 daughter of Charles MERCER & Mary Eva SPRINGGATE MERCER Their little son does not have a tombstone, but is buried at: Rosetta United Methodist Church Cemetery, located across the road from the church in Rosetta (Breckinridge County). From my own LeGRAND family research, Mary Eva SPRINGGATE was born June 23, 1889 and died February 16, 1953, the daughter of Dellence "Dell" Oliver SPRINGGATE and Mary Margaret LeGRAND. Peggy Russell This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/