Nov. 19, 1954 – Oct. 8, 2018

NATCHEZ — Services for Ritha Elaine Daniels Mercer, 64, of Natchez, who died Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, will be 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Community Chapel of God with the Rev. Bo Swilley officiating.   
Burial will follow at Midway Cemetery in Meadville under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from noon until service time Saturday at the church.
The family will have a fellowship/repast at the church from 11 a.m. to noon before the visitation.
Ms. Mercer was born Nov. 19, 1954, in Pineville, La., the daughter of Roscoe Daniels and Rosie Irenee Halford.
She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Riley Halford; and two siblings, Jay Daniels and Thelma Blythe.
Survivors include one son, Henley Mercer; two daughters, Michelle Righenzi and Lee Forren; six grandchildren, Christopher Righenzi, Haley Seitz, Sara Forren, Kris Forren, Kaitlyn Mercer and John Mercer; six siblings, Alton Daniels, Margaret Daniels, Charlotte Daniels, Carolyn Halford, Jessie Daniels and Loriene Daniels; and a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.