Mercer, Spurgeon Douglas - Spurgeon Douglas Mercer, son of Dr. J.[ames] T. [hornton] and Sarah J. [ane] Mercer was born December 26, 1860 near Calais, Ohio. He moved with his parents to what is now Mercer Township, Adams County, Iowa, in the spring of 1861 where he grew to manhood receiving his early schooling in the public school and then continuing his education in life's school.
On February 15, 1882 he was married to Clara E. Bardwell. To this union were born five children, two dying in infancy. Wife Clara died March 16, 1897. The three children now living who are left to mourn his departure are Lena C. living at home, Henry S. who has had the care of his father, and Mrs. Lulu Stoakes of Lenox, Iowa.
Mr. Mercer moved to Tinsman, Ark, in the winter of 1915 where he has since made his home. Mr. Mercer was raised in the Quaker faith and it was instilled within him that one's neighbors could best tell of the true qualities of one's life.
Funeral services were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs Andrew Stoakes of Lenox, Iowa on Monday afternoon, July 23. Mrs. F. L. Shepherd and Mrs Donald Dunbar sang, "Does Jesus Care" and "Under His Wings". The Rev. F. L. Shepherd officiated. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 26, 1934
On February 15, 1882 he was married to Clara E. Bardwell. To this union were born five children, two dying in infancy. Wife Clara died March 16, 1897. The three children now living who are left to mourn his departure are Lena C. living at home, Henry S. who has had the care of his father, and Mrs. Lulu Stoakes of Lenox, Iowa.
Mr. Mercer moved to Tinsman, Ark, in the winter of 1915 where he has since made his home. Mr. Mercer was raised in the Quaker faith and it was instilled within him that one's neighbors could best tell of the true qualities of one's life.
Funeral services were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs Andrew Stoakes of Lenox, Iowa on Monday afternoon, July 23. Mrs. F. L. Shepherd and Mrs Donald Dunbar sang, "Does Jesus Care" and "Under His Wings". The Rev. F. L. Shepherd officiated. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 26, 1934
Mercer, Spurgeon Douglas - Spurgeon Douglas Mercer, son of Dr. J.[ames] T. [hornton] and Sarah J. [ane] Mercer was born December 26, 1860 near Calais, Ohio. He moved with his parents to what is now Mercer Township, Adams County, Iowa, in the spring of 1861 where he grew to manhood receiving his early schooling in the public school and then continuing his education in life's school.
On February 15, 1882 he was married to Clara E. Bardwell. To this union were born five children, two dying in infancy. Wife Clara died March 16, 1897. The three children now living who are left to mourn his departure are Lena C. living at home, Henry S. who has had the care of his father, and Mrs. Lulu Stoakes of Lenox, Iowa.
Mr. Mercer moved to Tinsman, Ark, in the winter of 1915 where he has since made his home. Mr. Mercer was raised in the Quaker faith and it was instilled within him that one's neighbors could best tell of the true qualities of one's life.
Funeral services were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs Andrew Stoakes of Lenox, Iowa on Monday afternoon, July 23. Mrs. F. L. Shepherd and Mrs Donald Dunbar sang, "Does Jesus Care" and "Under His Wings". The Rev. F. L. Shepherd officiated. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 26, 1934
On February 15, 1882 he was married to Clara E. Bardwell. To this union were born five children, two dying in infancy. Wife Clara died March 16, 1897. The three children now living who are left to mourn his departure are Lena C. living at home, Henry S. who has had the care of his father, and Mrs. Lulu Stoakes of Lenox, Iowa.
Mr. Mercer moved to Tinsman, Ark, in the winter of 1915 where he has since made his home. Mr. Mercer was raised in the Quaker faith and it was instilled within him that one's neighbors could best tell of the true qualities of one's life.
Funeral services were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs Andrew Stoakes of Lenox, Iowa on Monday afternoon, July 23. Mrs. F. L. Shepherd and Mrs Donald Dunbar sang, "Does Jesus Care" and "Under His Wings". The Rev. F. L. Shepherd officiated. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 26, 1934
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