Karen Mercer Named Wheeler County Elections Supervisor

Long-time Wheeler County resident Karen Mercer was named new Elections Supervisor by the Wheeler County Commission at its regular monthly session on April 3. Mercer succeeds Sheila Cheek, who was recently appointed Elections Supervisor in Montgomery County.

Mercer, who lives near Glenwood, retired in 2012 from the Department of Family and Children Services. She worked with DFCS for 34 years as a case worker, supervisor, and field program specialist covering 18 counties. She has served on the Wheeler County Board of Registrars since 2014 and has assisted the local elections supervisor during elections. Mercer was born in Washington, D.C., where her father was stationed during his military service. She moved with her family to Treutlen County, her father’s birthplace, and graduated from school there. After attending Brewton Parker College in Mount Vernon, Mercer earned a degree in business administration from Georgia Southern College.

She and her husband, Thomas, a native of Wheeler County, have two children and six grandchildren. She has resided in Wheeler County since 1973 and is a member of Landsburg Methodist Church where she is assistant pianist.