He was born in Giles County, TN on July 17, 1934, retired from Gabriel, served in the US Army, his parents were the late Willie Chesley and Jola Elizabeth McLemore Pierce, preceded in death by brothers, Wallace, Jackson, and Lonnie Pierce and sisters, Esther Weiss and Ruth Lawrence.
Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4PM to 8PM at the Carr & Erwin Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, 2-6-2013, at 3:30PM at the Carr & Erwin Funeral Home with burial in Hester Cemetery at Lester, AL.
Survivors are: wife, Sarah Pierce of Minor Hill, TN, sons, Richard Pierce and Kathleen of Goodspring, TN, Timothy Pierce and wife Connie of Pulaski, TN, Michael Pierce and wife Betty of Goodspring, TN, brother, Leldon Pierce and wife Louise of Martinsville, Indiana, sister in laws, Margaret Pierce of Vero Beech, FL, Ruth Pierce of Athens, AL, 11 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren.