Obituary of Mary Harper

Funeral services for Mary Lynn Messer Harper, 74, Troup, will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Henry’s Chapel Church with Reverend M.H. Klink officiating. Burial will be in Henry’s Chapel Cemetery, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Harper died Sunday, November 16, 2014 in Tyler. She was born February 26, 1940 in Jacksonville, Texas to the late Edward Thomas Dudley and Thelma Simmons Dudley. She was preceded in death by her son, Travis Mark Messer. Survivors include her mother, Thelma Simmons Dudley of Jacksonville; daughter, Terry Lynn Hall of Troup; son and daughter-in-law, Bryan Messer and wife Ellen of Richardson, Billy Dean Messer; sister, Patricia Ann Duddley of Jacksonville; 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Friday, November 21, 2014.