Franklin County NcArchives Obituaries.....Pearce, Jr., Rubert Benjamin April 21, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Brenda Gaffney Brgaffney@aol.com March 25, 2011, 9:32 pm Wake Weekly 28 Apr 2006 Rubert Benjamin Pearce Jr., 79, of Henderson, died 21 Apr 2006, at his home on Kerr Lake. He was born in Franklin County, the son of the late Charlotte Holmes and Rubert Benjamin Pearce Sr. He graduated from Wake Forest College. He was a past post commander of the American Legion in Franklinton, where he was a member for 50 years. He was a member of the Forty & Eight and a World War II veteran of the US Navy. Surviving: wife of 51 years, Mary Jo Husketh Pearce; son, Dr Rubert B "Bert" Pearce III (Laura) of Morehead City; sister, Elizabeth Fuller of New Bern; two granddaughters, Lauren Pearce and Blair Pearce. Graveside services were held 24 Apr 2006 at the Fairview Cemetery in Franklinton. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/franklin/obits/p/pearcejr2779gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb