Pegi L. Mercer
Marriages
Jim Allen
Charles Picco
Willoughby Mercer
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 10B - March 5, 2023
Pegi L. Mercer, age 84,
of Grand Junction, CO,
passed away peacefully
in her sleep on Saturday,
February 25, 2023 at
Orchard Valley Health
and Rehabilitation Center
in Palisade, CO. Pegi was
born in Denver, CO on
August 26, 1938 to Frank D. Quinn and Rose Brown-
Quinn. She spent her childhood in Cañon City, CO,
graduating high school in 1956 and has been a resident
of Grand Junction for the past twelve years. Pegi was
a previous resident of Alameda, CA; Greenville, SC;
Florence, Lakewood, and Cañon City, Colorado.
Throughout her professional life, Pegi was a
bookkeeper and an interior decorator. She was known
for her frankness, her incredible sense of fashion and
design, and for her infectious laugh. She was an avid
reader and especially enjoyed mysteries. She was a
connoisseur of fine things, and conducted her life with
beauty and grace.
Pegi was preceded in death by her mother and father;
her first husband, Jim Allen; her second husband,
Charles Picco; and her sister, Vera Bagett. She is
survived by her beloved husband, Willoughby Mercer;
her son, Michael Picco; her daughter, Diana Redford;
six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Pegi will be laid to rest at the Veterans Memorial
Cemetery of Western Colorado.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in honor
of Pegi to HopeWest Hospice at: www.hopewestco.org.
