MRS. MERCER DIES

WELL KNOWN IN MEMPHIS AND BARTLETT.

Mother of Mrs. J.F. McCallum, Mrs. J.F. Cochran, I.B. Mercer and Walter Mercer -- Funeral Today.

Mrs. Sarah D. Mercer, an old and respected lady of Bartlett, Tenn., died last night at 9 o'clock, at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr. John F. Cochran, 79 Fifth Street.

Mrs. Mercer was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C. in 1829. Her maiden name was Alexander, and she came of a prominent North Carolina family. Her grandfather was one of the signers of the Mecklenburg declaration. The deceased had reached the advanced age of 75 when the end came.

Mrs. Mercer had resided in Bartlett, Shelby County, Tenn., since the commencements of the civil war, and identified herself with Sunday school and church work at that place for a number of years. She was beloved by all who knew her.

Mrs. John F. McCallum and Mrs. John F. Cochran, daughters, and I.B. Mercer and Walter Mercer, sons, survive her. The funeral will take place from the residence of Dr. Cochran this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment will be at Raleigh, Tenn., the family burying ground.

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