Funeral services for Mercedes Terry will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 8, 2024 at the Bayou Rouge Baptist Church with Rev. Jack West officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie.

Mrs. Terry, age 97 of Evergreen, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at the Bayou Vista Community Care Center.

Mercedes was a longtime member of the Bayou Rouge Baptist Church and a 50+ year member of the Eastern Star.  She retired from the U.S. Postal Service where she was a rural mail carrier.  Cooking for everyone was one of her favorite things to do.

She is preceded in death by her husband, George "Pickle" Terry; a granddaughter, Lisa Catanese; her parents, Horace and Eleanor Keen Abney; and her siblings, Joyce Bateman, Carmen Gremillion, Nedra Rivers, S.A. "Buddy" Abney, Elaine Reed and Dorothy Abney.

Survivors include her daughters, Peggy T. Pourciau (George) of Evergreen and Carol T. Shively (Ken) of Shreveport; 7 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Friends may visit on Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. at the Bayou Rouge Baptist Church in Evergreen.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hixson-ducote.com