Pamela Rene Mercer, 69, Hamilton, Mo., passed away on July 22, 2018, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton, Mo.  She moved to Hamilton in 1992, and previously lived in Polo, Excelsior Springs and Gladstone, Mo.

Pam was born on August 8, 1948, in Kansas City, Mo., to Harold and Norma Lee (Brown) Barker.  She graduated from high school in Kansas City and was an excellent mother and homemaker.

Pam was a very active member of the Hamilton United Methodist Church and sang in the choir.  She was also active in the Hamilton schools when her sons were younger.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her in-laws, David J. and Mavis Wetherington, and step-daughter, Betty Jean Mercer.

She married Jerry Mercer in Excelsior Springs on May 1, 1976.  He survives of the home.

Additional survivors:  Sons, Travis (Stephanie) Mercer, Jacksonville, North Carolina; Joshua (Kimberly) Mercer, Parker, Co.; and Caleb (Ashley) Bardwell, Hamilton; step-children:  Rudy Garcia, Katherine Wilson, and Sherri Lee Herman; 4 grandsons-Dalton, Maximus, Wesson and Marshall; numerous step-grandchildren; and everyone who called her "Mom".

Funeral Service:  2 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church, Family Life Center.

Visitation:  1 to 2 p.m., one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church.

Interment:  Highland Cemetery, Hamilton, Mo.

Memorials:  to the Hamilton United Methodist Church.

Arrangements:  Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton, Mo.
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