On the morning of February 11, 2023, Lynda Kay Bates Mercer peacefully left this earthly world to be reunited with her loving husband Mr. Kenneth Mercer. She was born in Indiana on April 9, 1944, to the late Jason Clifford and Pauline Hensley Bates.  She was also preceded in death by her siblings Danny Bates, Jason Clifford Bates II, and Ruhama Bates Sisco.

Visitation with family and friends will be held Wednesday February 15, 2023, from 10:00 until time of service at 1:30 pm at Bethel Church and Venue at Farmers Exchange. A burial will follow at Lewis County Memorial Gardens in Hohenwald. Brothers Don Meredith and Glenn Floyd will be officiating.

Ms. Lynda leaves behind her loving son Roger Mercer; grandchildren Tiffany Ransom (Devin), Samantha Mercer, Cody Mercer (Sammy), Jake Mercer (Shayla), and Kenny Mercer; great-grandchildren Gabe and Vallie Ransom, Sorin and Roland Mercer, and Maddie and Grayson Mercer. She also leaves behind to carry on her memory her siblings Angela (Glenn) Floyd, Janice Willis, Helen Bates, Barbara (Don) Meredith, Judy McClearan, Donna Couch, Jill Hunt, Stephen Bates, and Clark Bates.

Lynda was a member of Freedom Holy Temple where she attended with her family. Her love for her God was undeniable and she always put him first. In her younger days she taught Sunday school classes at Bethel Church. Her loving and giving spirit always shone through when she was with her family and never hesitated to help in any way she could. The family always knew she would be there to be the shoulder to lean on or comfort during hard times. Ms. Mercer had a loving spirit that was always shining through and a smile that could brighten the darkest of days. In Ms. Lynda’s eyes nothing was more important in the day-to-day life then her family and serving a loving God and would reflect God’ love unto others. When she loved you, she loved you big. From spending time shopping or going on family vacations, she always made the most of the time spent together.