Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Marilyn L. Mercer
1948 — 2023
Marilyn L. Mercer, 75, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on September 2nd, 2023. Marilyn was born on August 30, 1948, to William and Phyllis Eshelman in Salem, OH and grew up in Beloit, OH. After graduating from West Branch High School in 1966, she went on to earn both bachelor's and master's degrees from Kent State University. Marilyn spent 32 years as an elementary school teacher within the West Branch Local School District as both a 1st grade teacher and a reading remediation specialist. She married her husband, Thomas J. Mercer, in 1979 in Salem, and they had two children, Andrew and Annie. She dedicated her life to her family and was a true matriarch in every sense of the word. ...