Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2019, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest with full military honors by the combined American Legion and VFW Posts in the Marshalltown area in the Eden Cemetery at Rhodes. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 22nd at the funeral home. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or phone 641-844-1234.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Deb; daughter, Amanda Mercer (John Morton) and a daughter by his marriage to Deb, Angela (Steve) Gibbs, of Melbourne and their three children; brothers, Steve (Marg) Mercer, of Ames and George (Judy) Mercer, of Vidor, TX and many nieces, nephews and friends.