CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Ray W. Pierce, 12 Nov 2001
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Ray W. Pierce

   Ray W. Pierce, 76, Pine Ridge Care Center, formerly of Bulldog Hollow, 
Elizabethton, died Monday, November 12, 2001, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital 
following a brief illness.
   Mr. Pierce was a native of Carter County and the son of the late James 
G. and Anna Mae Oliver Pierce. He was also preceded in death by a brother, 
Elige Pierce, and a sister, Evelyn Richardson.
   Mr. Pierce was a former construction worker.
   Survivors include three sisters, Ellen Bradley and Novella Nidiffer, 
both of Elizabethton, and Corrine Carden, Lenoir, N.C., and a brother, 
Jasper Pierce, Meadowview, Va. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
   Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of 
arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
   
   PIERCE -- Funeral services for Ray W. Pierce, 76, Pine Ridge Care 
Center, formerly of Bulldog Hollow, Elizabethton, who died Monday, 
November 12, 2001, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 
at Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, with the Rev. Larry Garland and 
the Rev. Clate Briggs officiating. Graveside services and interment will 
be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 15, at Buckles Cemetery. Active 
pallbearers will be Larry Nidiffer, Eddie Nidiffer, Tim Honeycutt, Mike 
Bradley, Phil Bradley and Kevin Bradley. Honorary pallbearers will be the 
Nursing Staff at Pine Ridge Care Center and Billy Smith. Everyone will 
meet at the cemetery at 9:55 a.m. Thursday for the graveside service. 
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. 
Wednesday. Friends may also call at the residence of a sister, Novella 
Nidiffer, 253 Lick Skillet Road, Elizabethton, at any time. Condolences 
may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. 
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of 
arrangements.