Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Barbara Jean Strawder Mercy was born September 26, 1934 to the late Marie Carrie White and Orange Strawder. She departed this life at her home on August 28, 2023 after a long illness. Barbara will be funeralized on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church at 11:00 AM. Her son Stephen Mercy preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memories her husband of 67 years, Tom Mercy, Jr., her children - Thomas Mercy (Vanessa), Carla Mercy, and Jonathan Mercy, one sister - Ola Mae Kilgore, and a host of family, friends, and her Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church f...