CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Jasper Pierce, 22 May 2004 ----¤¤¤---- Jasper Pierce Jasper Pierce, 82, formerly of Elizabethton, died Saturday, May 22, 2004 in the Abington Manor, Abingdon, Va., following an extended illness. Mr. Pierce was a native of Carter County. He is the son of the late James Griffin and Anna Mae Oliver Pierce. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Pierce was preceded in death by two brothers, Eligha Pierce and Ray Pierce, and one sister, Evelyn Richardson. Mr. Pierce is survived by three sisters, Ellen Bradley and Novella Nidiffer, both of Elizabethton; Corine Carden, Lenoir, N.C., and a special friend, Nancy Tillet, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2004 in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Garland and Rev. Clate Briggs officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the chapel. Friends may also call at the residence of a sister, Novella Nidiffer, 253 Lick Skillet Road, Elizabethton, at any time. The graveside service and burial will follow the funeral service in the Buckles Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to The American Cancer Society, c/o Helen Wilson, 209 S. Riverside Dr., Elizabethton, TN 37643. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome. com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, in in charge of arrangements. 423/542-2232 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------