Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Newspapers.....Pearce, Rev. Riddick, 1974 

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Riddick Pearce New Pastor At Antioch 

  Rev. Riddick Pearce of Rossville, Ga., a native of Nansemond, has accepted 
a call to become fulltime pastor of the Antioch Congregational Christian 
Church, Route 1, Windsor. 

  The Rev. Pearce and his wife, Becky [sic; Dorothy*], and their two children, 
Ricky, 9, and Karen, 7, moved into the community last week, and he will begin 
his pastorate Sunday. 

  The Rev. Pearce is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard R. Pearce.  He is a 1963 
graduate of Chuckatuck High School, and a recent graduate of Tennessee Temple 
Bible School in Chattanooga as a Graduate of Theology. 

  Sunday School at Antioch begins at 10 a.m., and the worship service is at 11 
a.m.  Evening services at 7:30 each Sunday and Wednesday. 

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Antioch Names Pastor 

  Rev. Riddick Pearce of Rossville, Ga., has recently accepted a call to 
become full-time pastor of the Antioch Congregational Christian Church, 
Windsor. 

  Rev. Pearce and his wife, Becky, and their two children, Ricky, age 9, and 
Karen, 7, moved into the community last week, and he began his pastorate the 
first Sunday in February. 

  A native of Nansemond County, Rev. Pearce is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard 
R. Pearce.  He is a 1963 graduate of Chuckatuck High School, and a recent 
graduate of Tennessee Temple Bible School in Chattanooga as a Graduate of 
Theology. 


Rev. Willard Riddick PEARCE, formerly of Rossville, GA, 
pastor of Antioch Christian Church, near Windsor, began preaching 3 Feb 1974, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 52, No. 28, Fri., Feb. 1, 1974, p. 8; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 55, No. 6, Wed., Feb. 6, 1974, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

He m. Dorothy Warriner BLAND, daughter of James Vernon & Susie Mae (WHITLEY) 
   BLAND, 12 Dec 1942 in Suffolk.  (Norfolk #603) 

They are buried in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Driver, Suffolk. 

His parents, Willie Rasmus & Florence Cornelia (PARKER) PEARCE, are buried in 
   Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk - Block G, Lot 132. 
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_p.txt 


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