OBITUARY: Doris L. (Mabb) Pearce, 1910-2004, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Based on Obituary in Mitchell County Press-News online - Sept. 1, 2004]
                          


                            Doris L. Pearce

Funeral services for Doris Pearce, age 94, of Riceville, Iowa, were held
on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004, at the First Congregational United Church
of Christ in Riceville. The Rev. Gale Richards officiated. Burial
was in Riverside Cemetery in Riceville, Iowa.

Doris passed away at the Riceville Community Rest Home in Riceville on
Aug. 28, 2004.

Doris L. Pearce was born in Randalia, Iowa, on Jan. 8, 1910, daughter of
Emma Duby and Edward Mabb. She attended local schools and after graduating
from high school, she was a switchboard operator in Hawkeye, Iowa.

Doris was united in marriage to Clifford Pearce on Oct. 21, 1931 in Galena,
Ill. She and her husband Clifford were long-time residents of Riceville and
the owners and managers of the Farmer's Telephone Company and Cornbelt
Telephone. She was active in community and church organizations.

Preceding Doris in death were her parents; her husband, Clifford, in
1985; and a son, Donald, in 1998; three brothers and five sisters.

Doris is survived by a son, Richard and his wife Carol of Grinnell,
Iowa; a daughter, Diane Fischer of Deerwood, Minnesota; seven grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren, and a sister, Edna Mabb of Waterloo, Iowa.

Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville was in charge of arrangements.




    Edited by Kermit Kittleson, Sep. 4, 2004 -- Copyright 2004