Pastor Hershel Mercer, 77, of Dade City FL departed this life on July 10, 2019. He was predeceased by his parents, Wade and Hazel Mercer, and older brother Riley. He is survived by his wife Sandra (Brown) Mercer and son John, sister Sue (Mercer) Curtis and granddaughter Sandra Jean, as well as nieces and nephews and numerous cousins. Hershel was born in Paul's Valley, OK in 1941 and grew up in Stillwater, where as a boy he liked to watch the OSU Cowboys work out, and also formed a fascination for the legendary Pistol Pete. He and Sandra were married in 1968 in Paris TX.

Hershel loved his work as a pastor for the Seventh-day Adventist church, having received his MDiv degree from Andrews University in 1971, and serving in Wisconsin and Oklahoma before coming to Florida in 1981, where he pastored several churches in East Pasco and also served Florida Hospital, now Advent Care, as volunteer chaplain and Director of Development in the early days. He retired from the ministry in 2008, and then served 7 more years as a volunteer pastor in Wesley Chapel FL.

A memorial service will be held at East Pasco SDA Church in Zephyrhills on July 27th at 3:00

East Pasco Seventh-day Adventist Church