Mary Jean Davis Mercer, 71, of Baxter, passed away May 26, 2025, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with her loving family by her side.
Mary was born Nov. 22, 1953, in Anderson, Indiana, to William Woodrow and Vena Dorothy Simmons Davis.
She loved to work, spending much of her working career at Walmart and in her retirement years at Identity Group. Mary loved her Lord and served Him through song and being active at the churches she attended - from singing in a quartet at the New Berlin Road Baptist Church, in Jacksonville, Florida, to being a part of the Praise and Worship Team for Oasis Christian Center and Family Harvest Church of God where she played bass and the saxophone. Mary will be fondly remembered for her "Snow White" spirit with the deer and birds on her property. Her greatest joy was being Memaw to her family, and a special part of those duties was never forgetting to send a birthday or Christmas card to her extended family.
In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her siblings, William Davis, Wesley Davis, and Diane Watford.
Surviving family members left to cherish her memory include her husband of 38 years, Darrell Mercer; five children and their spouses, Derrell “Son” and Heidi Shedd, Angela and Steve Barnhart, Andrea and Chris Gonyeau, Landon and Jennifer Mercer, Rusty and Amanda Mercer; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and brother, Larry Davis and wife Vivian.
Funeral service was 11 a.m., May 29, 2025, at Hunter Funeral Home, with burial in Smith Chapel Cemetery. Son Shedd and Darrell Mercer officiated.
Andrew Gonyeau, Austin Gonyeau, Peyton Cannon, Brody Pope, Chris Gonyeau, and Landon Mercer served as pallbearers.
Hunter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
