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Alma Mercer Obituary
(nee Roach)
TWINSBURG Alma R. Mercer (nee Roach), 82, a lifelong Twins burg resident, died Thursday, July 31, 2003, at Akron General Hospital.
She was the 1933 Akron Beacon Journal Spelling Bee Champion and went on to win the National Spelling Bee Championship, which helped her pay for her education. She became a teacher, and retired from Solon Middle School in 1983. She then became a volunteer for many organizations.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William S. Mercer, and brother, Larry Roach. She is survived by daughters, Stacey Ann (Allen Reid) Sparks of Boonsboro, Md., Barbara Lee (Donald) Murray of Minneapolis, Minn.; grandchildren, Kaitlin Irene Sparks, Colton Reid Sparks; sisters-in-law, Barbra Anne Roach, Shirley Paley; nieces, Leslie (Brian) Bowers, Laurel (Jo seph) Armao, Susan Paley.
A memorial service will be held Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, 3:30 p.m., at the First Congregational Church of Twinsburg, 9050 Church St., Twinsburg, Ohio. Friends will be received at Johnson-Romito, a Golden Rule Funeral Home (corner of Route 91 and Post Road), Twins burg, Ohio (330-425-2244), TO DAY from 3 to 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Living Memorial Fund at church, or the Twinsburg Historical Society.
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Memories and Condolences
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Ralph and Sue Ann Storage
August 5, 2003
Dear Barbara and Stacey,
Please accept our condolence in your time of sorrow.We want you to know that your Mom and Dad had a special place in our hearts;we owed them much.We share your loss and send our love. May God comfort you in your sorrow.
Ralph and Sue Ann Storage
Lois Combs
August 2, 2003
Dear Stacey, Barbara and Family,
I just want you to know how very much your Mom and Dad have meant to me over the years. In addition, the Roach family has a special place in my heart also.
I send my heart-felt love to you and hope that God will comfort you in your time of loss. Love, Lois
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