Eliza J. Mercer

MERCER, PATTERSON, ALEXANDER, BAIRD, BURGE, KONGALE, BROWN, PAISLEY, GLASS, GRIFFIN, KINKEAD, DUNN, SELZER

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Date: 9/21/2018 at 14:36:04

Morning Sun News-Herald, January 10, 1935, page 1

Mrs. Eliza Mercer, at one time a resident of Morning Sun, and a sister of Miss Annie Patterson of this city, died at her home in Winfield at midnight Saturday, January 5th, pneumonia being the cause of her death.

The funeral services were held from her late home in Winfield Tuesday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, Rev. John Alexander, of the United Presbyterian church. The interment was at Elmwood cemetery, Morning Sun. The pallbearers were: Ed. Baird of Morning Sun, and Ed Burge, J. E. Kongale, Hugh Brown, Frank Paisley and Dale Glass of Winfield. Rev. W. J. Griffin of this city, assisted in the last rites at the graveside.

Eliza J. Mercer was born in Homer, Licking County, Ohio, August 30, 1852, a daughter of James F. and Margaret Kinkead Patterson. Her parents came to Morning Sun, Iowa, when she was three weeks old. She united with the United Presbyterian church in Morning Sun when 18 years of age. On May 20, 1875, she was united in marriage to John W. Dunn. Three children were born to them, one dying in infancy. The husband passed away in 1883. In 1895 she was married to John Mercer, of the Morning Sun community, who passed away July 23, 1923. The family moved to Winfield in 1907, which place has been their residence since that year. Two daughters, Josephine and Katherine, and two sisters, Mrs. Ella M. Selzer of Davenport, and Miss Annie M. Patterson of Morning Sun, survive Mrs. Mercer.

The many old friends in Morning Sun extend sympathy to the bereaved family.