Kathy Helen Mercer

Kathy Helen Mercer obituary, Bowling Green, KY

Kathy Helen Mercer

Kathy Mercer Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by J.C. Kirby and Son Broadway Chapel - Bowling Green on Aug. 16, 2023.

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Kathy Helen Mercer, age 66, passed away in Bowling Green, Kentucky on August 14, 2023. She was born in Louisville Kentucky to Merial Jaggers and Bethel (Poteet) Jaggers in December of 1956. She is preceded in death by her father Merial Jaggers.
Kathy was blessing in every way. She was a wonderful mother, and she loved her grandbabies. She was crazy about her husband Of 42 years and loved all of her family dearly. She liked to paint and she loved to go fishing. She was always there to listen and lend a helping hand.
Survivors include her husband Lennis Mercer and their children; Jamie Mercer (Kevin Whitaker), and Kevin Mercer. Her mother Bethel Jaggers, three grandchildren; William Shields, Haley Shields, and Charli Mercer as well as one great grandson, Karson Johnson. Siblings James Jaggers (Debbie), Allen Jaggers (Melinda), and Mirlyn Jaggers, in addition to several nieces and nephews who also survive.
Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Friday, August 18 at the J.C. Kirby & Son Broadway Chapel, and from 9 until 1 p.m. Saturday at Cove Hollow United Baptist Church (4004 Nolin Dam Road Mammoth Cave, Kentucky 42259). Burial will follow in Cove Hollow Cemetery.

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