Obit of Pearce, William A - Kay County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 16 Nov 2008 Return to Kay County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kay/kay.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Pearce, William A. 1912 - 2004 William A. Pearce died October 11, 2004. Memorials: Hospice of Larimer County, 7604 Colland Dr., Fort Collins, Colo. 80525; or to Sierra Vista Health Care Center, 821 Duffield Ct., Loveland, Colo. 80537. William A. Pearce was born Oct. 1, 1912, in Doniphan, Mo, before the great wars, before electronics, before Prohibition, before the Great Depression, to Della Mount Pearce and Chester Munyon Pearce. He was five years senior to his brother, Jack, whom he promised to look out for - and did throughout his life. In 1929, he moved from Russellville, Ark., to Fort Worth, graduating with the 1930 class of Polytechnic Senior High School. He went briefly to Georgia Tech the next year, and continued his studies at the University of Oklahoma, graduating in 1936. He was a member of the Petroleum Engineer's Club, Delta Tau Delta, and the Scabbard and the Blade. He worked in the petroleum industry in various pursuits, including Apex Oil Company and an endeavor with his father, C.M. Pearce. As an engineer, he moved through a succession of postings to small towns dealing with oil production. In 1940, he married Louise (Anne Louise Still). They continued his peripatetic life. In 1941 in Corpus Christi, they had a son, William A. Pearce IV, and in Oklahoma City in 1944, a daughter, Susan Gayle Pearce. In the early 1950s, they moved to Fort Worth, near the home of his mother, and then to Ponca City, Okla., and finally, to Houston. They bought a house in Bellaire, a Houston suburb, and spent the next decade there before building their dream home in Meyerland. They were able to stay there for 40 years before moving to Loveland, Colo. in 2002. His wife died in March, 2004. In his early years, he was an avid photographer, developing and printing his own photographs. He was an enthusiastic golfer for as long as he was able. He loved to travel, which he could do for pleasure after he retired. He supported his church, Bellaire Methodist, serving as usher for 40 years. He was always an engineer at heart, loving cars, loving tinkering, loving technology, but not ready for computers or cell phones. We will miss his dry wit and the spark in his eye. Survivors: Son, Bill Pearce of Columbia, Md.; daughter, Susan Pearce of Loveland, Colo.; grandchildren, Chay Pearce of Oregon, Cordell Pearce of California, Jen Faulconer of Virginia, Jodi Rutherford of Colorado, Jami Nunez of Colorado; three great-grandchildren; and his brother, Jack, of Fort Worth. Published in the Star-Telegram on 12/29/2004. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Kay County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kay/kay.html