Reuben Earl Mercer
March 22, 1932
June 17, 2020
Graveside Service
Saturday, June 20, 2020
11:00 AM
East Duplin Memorial Gardens, Beulaville
Beulaville, NC
Reuben Earl Mercer, age 88, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Reuben was a veteran of the Army. Throughout his life he was always civic minded. He served in numerous civic organizations including serving as a volunteer in the Guardian ad Litem program and Scout Master in the Boy Scouts of America, where he helped start a new scout troop. He was a man of faith helping to start a church with four other families that carries on to this day. He also served there as an Elder. He touched many a life and was a mighty good man.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2020, 11:00 AM at East Duplin Memorial Gardens, Beulaville.
Reuben is survived by his wife of 69 years Shirley T. Mercer of Beulaville; sons, Earl Trent Mercer of Durham, William Fredrick Mercer of Winston-Salem; sisters, Wanda Roberts of Beulaville, Margaret Williams of Beulaville; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Vidant Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 887 Kenansville, NC 28349. You may make a donation online by filling out the information and selecting “Hospice” in the designation section at the following link: https://www.vidanthealthfoundation.com/donate/
