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Submitted: 8/24/08 • Approved: 7/5/21 • Last Updated: 7/8/21 • R47128-G47127-S3
20 Oct 1923 - 09 Jun 2001
Marriage: 29 Jun 1949 Randolph County, Arkansas*
Mary Dorce (Carroll) Pierce wife of Howard Vernon Pierce.
**obituary
Mary Pierce
June 11, 2001
CAVE CITY - Mary Carroll Pierce, 77, of Ravenden, died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at a local hospital.
Born Oct. 20, 1923, near Snow Lake, she was a retired depot agent for the Frisco Railroad. She was a member of the Ravenden Church of Christ.
Survivors include a granddaughter, Leigh Ann Pierce of Ash Flat; a daughter-in-law, Joann Pierce of Ash Flat.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Howard Pierce; and a son, Howard Franklin Pierce.
The funeral was at 2 p.m. today at the Ravenden Church of Christ at Ravenden with Harold Littrell officiating. Burial was at the Opposition Cemetery at Ravenden with arrangements by Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.
Pallbearers were James Ray Wells, Jerry Wells, John Hamm, Wendell Morris, David Brown and Mack Ellis.
Honorary pallbearer was Larry Gibbons.
The above obituary contains information that is not Guard policy. It is a paid obituary.
Obituary provided with permission of The Batesville Guard, Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas.
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: Howard Vernon Pierce
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Residence Place: Ravenden, Lawrence, Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1927
Spouse's Name: Mary Dorce Carroll
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1924
Marriage Date: 29 Jun 1949
Marriage Place: Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original):, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Marriage License Date: 29 Jun 1949
Contributed on 8/24/08 by denise.bratcher63
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