Russell Pierce Jr.

Russell Pierce Jr., 90, of Murphy, TX, went peacefully home to God and to his loving wife of 61 years, Virginia May Pierce, on March 2, 2015. Born in Camden, NJ, on April 13, 1924, to Russell Pierce Sr. and Maydelle Switzer, he was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Donald Ralph Pierce. He is survived by a younger brother, Erwin S. Pierce Sr., of Williamstown, NJ and a sister, Maydelle Kain, of Oak Park, CA.

He was a loving Christian father to four children- Katherine George Hartline (Anna, TX), Virginia Maydelle and her husband Robert Hayes (Haleiwa, HI), Beatrice Ann and her husband Johnnie Clack (Nacogdoches, TX) and Russell David Pierce and his wife Lisa (McKinney, TX); eight grandchildren- Rachel Dawn Christilles (LaCoste, TX), Jason Benjamin Hayes (Mililani, HI), Virginia Jean Hartford (Waipio, HI), James Russell Hayes (Portland, OR), Katherine Mayme Mattox (Waipio, HI), Billy Russell Clack (Mountain View, CA), Stephen Russell and Rebekah Ann Pierce (McKinney, TX); seven Great grandchildren- Lane Allen Christilles, Sarah and Sophia Hayes, Royal Hartford, Peter Romanov and Mark Hayes, and Ruby Jean Mattox (expected in April).

Funeral services will be held at Sparkman Funeral Home in Richardson, TX on Tuesday, March 10,2015 with interment to follow at DFW National Cemetery, with full military honors.

Goodbye, for now, Pop-Pop. “We’ll see you when we do…….”