William "Bill" Pierce

William married Lena Mae Nidiffer on 24 Nov 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lena (daughter of Isaac Lincoln Nidiffer and Amanda Taylor) was born on 22 Sep 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Jul 1994 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lillie Rose Pierce Shepherd, 81, 102 Mildred Lane, Elizabethton, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Pine Ridge Care Center.

A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Lena Nidiffer Pierce.

Mrs. Shepherd was a homemaker. Her hobbies were craftsand sewing. She was of the Free Will Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, James Earl “Bunt” Pierce and Tony Allen Pierce.

Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and Jack Collins and Vivian Rose and Louie Price, all of Elizabethton; two sons and daughters-in-law, Donnie and Mary Shepherd and Johnny and Debbie Shepherd, all of Elizabethton; 11 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lona Gail Pierce,
Elizabethton, and Pearl Fletcher, Butler; two brothers, Troy D. Pierce, Spring City, Tenn., and Terry Wayne Pierce, Elizabethton; a special nephew, James “Little Bunt” Pierce; and several other nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mrs. Shepherd will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, November 20, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jerry Honeycutt officiating. Music will be provided by Joey Cole. Graveside services and interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 21, in the Caldwell Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Carl Grindstaff officiating. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, will be Louie Scott Price, Todd Dean Price, Don Shepherd, Bill Collins, Tim Collins, Jonathan Huckaba, Justin Price, Daniel Shepherd, Mickey Lash, Chris Lash and John Lash. The family would like to express a special “thank you” to the staff and employees of Pine Ridge Care Center, Dr. Stephen May and Shelby Hughes.

Family/Spouse: Hubert Shepherd. Hubert was born on 27 Jan 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Dec 2010 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Shirley Gay Bowers. Shirley was born on 11 May 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Oct 1981 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Barbara Slagle. Barbara was born on 1 Jul 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tressa Pierce McNeil, 63, Elizabethton, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020, at Johnson City Medical Center. Born April 7, 1956 in Frankford, Germany to the late James Earl Pierce Jr. and Shirley Gay Bowers Pierce, she had lived most of her life in Elizabethton.
Tressa was a graduate of Elizabethton High School. She attended the Church of God.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, David Heaton; a daughter, Katrina Nye; and three grandchildren, Christopher Thomas, Dalton James and Jonathan Nye.
Survivors include the love of her life, Marvin Estep; two children, Wendy Heaton and Krystal Thomas; her grandchildren, Tressa Grace, Erika Heaton, Dylan Heaton, James Nye and Jocelyn Nye; two great-grandchildren, Aliyah and Zoey; her sister, Linda Jenkins; a brother, James Pierce Jr.; and several nieces and nephews.

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Billy Wayne Fletcher, age 60, of Butler, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. He was born on September 4, 1956 to Ina Pearl Fletcher and the late Millard Fletcher.
Billy worked in construction for many years. He was a kind, caring and loving man who was always there to lend a helping hand to family, friends or anyone that needed help, without any questions. He loved animals, especially horses.
Those left to cherish his memories include his mother, Ina Pearl Fletcher; his children: Kevin Potter, Dennis Fletcher and wife Jessica, Cody Fletcher and Shelly Atwood; sisters: Sharon Church and husband Walter, Jean Osborne and husband Frank and Jane Worman and husband Andy; grandchildren: Adrian, Zane, Caleb and Tommy; nephews: illy Reed Fletcher and Brent Whitehead; and many, many special friends and neighbors.
Graveside service and interment will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Fletcher Family Cemetery, located on Sink Valley Road, Butler, TN with Pastor Harvey White ad Pastor Dan Wood officiating. Pallbearers are Billy Reed Fletcher, James Dean Forrester , Craig Peters, Shane Adams, Dan Oliver, Rick Rathbun, Travis McCloud, Russ Bonde. Honorary pallbearers are Walter Church, Frank Osborne, Andy Worman, James Walsh, Lloyd McCloud and Scott Forrester.