Wesley Joe

Mercer, Jr.

Wesley Joe Mercer, Jr., 85, of Dibble, died Sunday, January 3, 2021, in Purcell.  The son of Wesley Joe Mercer, Sr. and Selma Mae (Roland) Mercer, he was born July 8, 1935 in Roff, Oklahoma.

Wesley was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked many years as a welder and machinist.  He married Norma Irene Vogeli on March 12, 1960 in Stratford.  He was a member of the Hawkins Free Will Baptist Church in Tabler.  In his spare time, he enjoyed going to garage sales, farm sales, and auctions, and enjoyed watching western movies.  He loved being outdoors, hunting squirrels, feeding his catfish, and checking the cows.  His greatest enjoyment was being with his family, especially his grandkids and great grandkids.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Wesley is survived by his wife, Norma Mercer of Dibble; three daughters, Teresa Alcorn and her husband, David, of Oklahoma City, JoLynn Johnson and her husband, Denton, of Moore, and Brenda Ruiz and her husband, Ruben, of Dibble; one son, Wesley Joe Mercer, III "Joey" and his wife, Andrea, of Shawnee; nine grandchildren, Micah Alcorn, Breanna Rodgers and her husband, Eric, Tyler Ruiz, Caleb Ruiz, Logan Ruiz, Wesley Joe Mercer, IV "Little Joey", Kortnee Mercer, Kameron Mercer, and Italy Mercer; three great grandchildren, Kaiden, Baby Wesley, and Gavin; and many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard.  Burial will be held at 1:00 P.M., in the Corley Cemetery in Stratford.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.