A funeral service for Mary Elizabeth Mercer McMahon, 94, of Shreveport, LA. will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday, November 25, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Burial will immediately follow in Scottsville Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5pm to 8pm Tuesday, November 24, 2015 also at Downs Funeral Home. Ms. McMahon passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Shreveport, LA.

Mary was the daughter of E.B. Mercer and Lizzy Bell Woodley.  She came from a large family and had 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Mary grew up in Elysian Fields, TX and graduated from Elysian Fields High School in 1939.

In 1942 she joined the WAVES.  She met her first husband Herman Ulrich while serving her country.  In 1945 she was honorably discharged and she married Herman in Richmond, California.  They raised 5 children and later divorced in 1959.

Mary continued to work and raise the children while living in Bakersfield, CA.  She worked for Mayfair Markets for 34 years and retired in 1984.

Mary attended church and was baptized in a Baptist Church in Bakersfield.  She prayed all the time and knew her savior Jesus Christ.   In 1972 Mary married John Jackson.  Unfortunately he only lived 2 more years dying in 1974.

In 1992, she married Roy McMahon and moved to Shreveport, Louisiana.  He died 6 years later.

Mary liked to volunteer at the Glen Retirement home.  She attended the Crossroads Baptist Church.

In 2007, Mary was honored with a Veteran's trip to Washington D.C. and a parade. Mary was a strong-willed lady who enjoyed her life.  She loved birds and gardening.  Roses were her favorites.  She loved to shop.

Mary is predeceased by her parents, E.B. Mercer and Lizzy Bell Woodley, her brother Gordon, her sisters, Jewell and Dot.

She is survived by her sisters Daisy and Peggy, and her brothers James and Tex. She also leaves her beloved children George Ulrich, Mary Lynn Brand, Chris Massoni, Deborah Ulrich and Fred Ulrich, her 7 grandsons: Cory and Todd Hood, Jeff, Brian and Scott Ulrich, Kyle and Kevin Massoni, 11 great grandchildren and 1 great great granddaughter (Layla).