Graveside Services for Mary Pierce, age 88, of Early, Texas, will be held Saturday, December 15, 2012, at 11:00 A.M. at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Brown County, Texas, with Chaplain Dick Williams officiating. No set visitation time will be held Friday evening at Davis-Morris Funeral Home. She passed away December 10, 2012, in Brownwood, Texas. Mary was born on June 21, 1924, in Blanket, Texas, to Edward Shaw and Alma Ellen (Porter) Thompson.
She married Dudley Pierce on February 16, 1946 in Coleman, Texas; they were married for 66 years. Mary was a member of Early First Baptist Church.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Brenda Grissam and husband Steve of Crowley, Texas; 2 sisters, Ann Rose of LaPorte, Texas, Sarah Thompson of Brownwood, Texas, and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward Shaw and Alma Ellen Thompson, her husband, Dudley Pierce, 9 brothers, and 2 sisters. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association c/o Doyle Pittman, Treasurer; 105 Jenkins Spring Rd., Early, Texas 76802-3404 or a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.davismorrisfuneralhome.com.
