Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pierce, William C., 1937 

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WILLIAM COLUMBUS PIERCE 

   MORTUARY 

      WILLIAM C. PEACE [sic; PIERCE] 

  Funeral services for William C. Pierce were held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 
o'clock at Liberty Spring Christian church, conducted by the Rev. H.S. 
Hardcastle, Dr. John G. Truitt and the Rev. Mr. Claud. 

  Members of the church choir, accompanied by Mrs. James Barnes, rendered the 
selections "Sometime We'll Understand" and "Home of the Soul."  A solo, "Face 
To Face," was sung by Mr. Mordant Etheridge. 

  Active pallbearers were: Ben Nelson, Fitzhugh Copeland, Thurman Copeland, 
E.F. Raiford, E.S. Hargrave, P.C. Hutchins, O.L. Baker, Murray Norfleet. 
Interment was in the church cemetery. 


William Columbus PIERCE, salesman, 
b. 4 Jul 1888*, Nansemond Co., d. 29 Jan 1937, Kempsville, Princess Anne Co., 
interred in Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery*, 31 Jan 1937, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 14, No. 265, Mon., Feb. 1, 1937, p. 6 

*Additional information: 

His parents, James L. & Sarah Jane (COPELAND) PIERCE, are also buried there. 
   Liberty Spring list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/liberty.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial 

D.Cert. 2175 (Kempsville #28) 

His WW-I draft card gives b. 4 Jul 1887. 

His widow Effie M. & (NELMS) PIERCE (1892 - 1938) is buried in 
   Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk. 
   Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives, Forest Lawn list: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/cemeteries/forestlawn/flc09-peb-porte.html 


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