Obituaries
Obituaries

Mercer, Lydia

Feb 14, 2024


In Memory of

Lydia Lauren Mercer

October 5, 2010 – February 14, 2014


Those we love don't go away,

They walk beside us every day,

Unseen, unheard, but always near,

Still loved, still missed and very dear.

The Mercer and Miller families

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