Mr. James Lynn Maples, age 72 of Mercer, passed away from this life Sunday night, January 15, 2012 at Cades Center Assisted Living in Jackson.Mr. Maples was born in Mercer, TN February 20, 1939 to the late Robert Clifford and Nancy Leona Yarbro Maples. Having lived all of his life around Mercer, he was a member of Maple Springs Baptist Church as well as a member of the 45 Masonic Lodge in Jackson, the Scottish Rite and the Shriners in Memphis. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Lillian R. Hill.