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Submitted: 3/31/14 • Approved: 3/31/14 • Last Updated: 4/15/18 • R749606-G749307-S3
John
Jan. 13, 1890
Mar. 3, 1947
Ethel
Feb. 22, 1898
Nov. 15, 1972
Said by members of the family to have been despondent because of ill health, John R. Pierce, 57, Micola farmer, died at his home on Monday of last week from a bullet wound in the head, self-inflicted. It was from a .22 caliber rifle, the ball from which entered his forehead.
Pierce had been a patient at times in the Blytheville hospital and also was reported to have grieved a great deal over the loss of his son in the recent world war. He had been a resident of the Micola community for 36 years, where funeral services were held Thursday of last week, with interment in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Steele.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Pierce, seven sons and four daughters, who are: Howard Pierce of New Rochelle, N.J., John R. Jr., Joe H., Franklin, Harold, Donald and Jerry Wayne Pierce, all of the Micola neighborhood; Mrs. Elsie Sloan and Misses Marie, Laverne and Shelby Jean Pierce of Micola. Two brothers, Jim of Pinson, Tenn. and Wiley Pierce of Benton, Harbor, Mich., also survive, along with six sisters, Mrs. Nora Bird and Mrs. Elmer Douglas of Caruthersville, Mrs. Mattie Bowen and Mrs. Vester Stout of Essex, Mrs.. Laura Berry of Kennett and Mrs. Susie Elder of Tulsa, Okla.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - Friday, March 14, 1947
The Democrat Argus, Caruthersville, Missouri
Thursday, December 7, 1972
Mrs. Ethel Pierce died at Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital Sunday, November 26, 1972 and her funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Malcolm Sample officiating. Burial was in Maple Cemetery with H. S. Smith Funeral Home service.
The daughter of Joseph and Jane Smith, she was born at Cobden, Ill., February 22, 1897 and was 75 years old. On December 12, 1913 in Mississippi County, Arkansas, she was married to John Robert Pierce, who preceded her in death on March 3, 1947.
In 1955 Mrs. Pierce moved from Micola to Caruthersville to make her home and she was a member of Temple Baptist Church here.
She leaves seven sons, Howard Pierce of Coloma, N. J., Harold Pierce of Potosi, Mo., Jerry Pierce in the U. S. Air Force and stationed at Great Falls Montana, Jay R. Pierce, Joe Pierce, Frank Pierce and Donald Pierce, all of Caruthersville; three daughters, Mrs. Shelby Jean Wray of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Marie Pratt and Mrs. Laverne Carter of Caruthersville; a brother, Luther Smith of McClure, Ill., two sisters, Mrs. Cecil Lindenbusch and Mrs. Lucille Kellems of St. Louis, 28 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Contributed on 3/31/14
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