Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

April 9, 1944 ~ February 11, 2023

On the morning of February 11, 2023, Lynda Kay Bates Mercer, 78, peacefully left this earthly world to be reunited with her loving husband, 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.

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 an...