Judith K. "Judy" Mercier (81) of Altamont

Judith K. ‘Judy’ Mercier, 81, of Altamont died at 2:57 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Altamont with Rev. Dr. James F. Wright officiating. Burial will follow at Immanuel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorials may be made to Whoo Hoo Sisterhood (Jolene Arend Giving Fund), Lutheran Care Center, or Immanuel Lutheran Church. Gieseking Funeral Home, Altamont is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Guidelines set forth by the Center for Disease Control and Illinois Department of Public Health as they relate to COVID-19 must be followed. This includes but is not limited to face covering and social distancing which will be required. During the visitation, a maximum of 50 people will be admitted at a time. Please be respectful of others.

Judy was born on Thursday, May 4, 1939 in Centralia, IL to Earl and Bertha (Davis) Seymour. She married Kenneth A. Mercier on May 23, 1965 at the Methodist Church in Farina, IL. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and enjoyed the Bible classes at Immanuel. She was a mother and homemaker and had worked as a telephone operator in Salem. Judy was a two-time breast cancer survivor.

She leaves behind her husband of over 55 years, Kenny Mercier, Altamont; daughter, Lori Mercier, Altamont; son, Brian (Alissa) Mercier, Springfield; sister, JoAnn Smith, Salem; 4 grandchildren, Nickole, Emily, Brayden, and Zoey.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents and stepmother, Opal Merchant; brother and sister-in-law, Scott and Donna Seymour and brother-in-law, Gary Smith.

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