The Twenty-Third Psalm 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.

    Peggy L. Mechlin, 55, of Mexico, died at 8:58 p.m., Monday, May 5, 2003, at University Hospital in Columbia.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at Pickering Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Mechlin was born on April 14, 1948, in Middletown, the daughter of Vernon M. and Coral Violet Dillion Benskin. On Nov. 1, 1974, in Mexico, she married Richard Lee Mechlin, who survives at the home. Mrs. Mechlin and her husband operated Mechlin Pool Hall in Mexico, and most recently owned and operated Mechlin Furniture in downtown Mexico. She made it her hobby to care for and love her children and grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Kenneth L. Mechlin and Travis L. Mechlin, both of Mexico; one daughter, Amy Arnold and husband Clint, Mexico; two brothers, Vernon Wayne Benskin, Sturgeon and Larry Reuben Benskin of the state of Kentucky; two grandchildren, Catalina Jade Arnold and Harold Kenneth Mechlin; and several nieces and nephews.

Her parents and one son, Richard Wayne Mechlin preceded her in death.

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