Flossie E. Mercer

Flossie E. Mercer, 68, Beatrice, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Lincoln, Neb. She was born August 31, 1939, at Lakawana, N.Y. She married Kendall Mercer on June 10, 1961. They live in Manchester by the Sea, Mass., and Dallas, Texas, before moving to McLaughlin, S.D., where they lived for 10 years. While there, she taught kindergarten and first grade before moving to Beatrice in January of 1977. She operated a day care out of her home for over 30 years. She was a member of the Westside Baptist Church, Beatrice, and a life-long member of the Christian Women’s Club. She loved being a pastor’s wife and was a very giving person. She loved her children, grandchildren, feeding birds, gardening, flowers, traveling and camping.