Birdie Mae Herrin Mercer

Waycross, GA

Mrs. Birdie Mae Herrin Mercer, 82, passed away Tuesday evening, July 1, 2008, at the Satilla Regional Medical Center.

Born in Wayne County, she had lived in Catlett, Virginia for 48 years before moving to Blackshear in 2000. She had worked for the National Security Agency for several years and retired from IBM after 24 years of service. Mrs. Mercer became a born again Christian in 1950 and served the Lord the rest of her life. Her life revolved around her family and church. Mrs. Mercer had been a member of the Catlett Assembly of God where she had taught a Sunday school class for teenage girls for many years. After moving to Blackshear she became a member of New Life Assembly of God. She was a daughter of the late Titus & Pearl Strickland Herrin and was also preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Mercer; two sisters, Eva Mae Tyre and June Collazo; and a brother, Milton “Red” Herrin.

Survivors are her husband of 63 years, Fred Mercer of Blackshear; a son, John Mercer of Front Royal, VA; four brothers, Leon (Martha) Herrin of Waycross and Harvey (Mary) Herrin, Winton “Pogie” (Linda) Herrin and Lavone “Von” (Janice) Herrin all of Blackshear; a sister-in-law, Joyce (Jim) Belk of Blackshear; a brother-in-law, Frank (Carolyn) Collazo of Phoenix, AZ; 4 grandchildren, Donald Mercer, Shaun Mercer, Eric Mercer and Stephen Smyth; 7 great grandchildren, Megan Mercer, Braden Mercer, Jeremiah Mercer, James Mercer, Jacob Smyth, Mackenzie Smyth and Morgan Smyth and several nieces, nephews & other relatives.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mercer will be held at 1:00 o’clock Saturday afternoon (July 5, 2008) at the New Life Assembly of God.

Interment will be in the New Hope Cemetery.

Visitation for Mrs. Mercer will be held Friday evening from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.

Mrs. Mercer will lay in state at the church one hour prior to the service.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing our online register at www.pearsondial.com

Pearson-Dial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.