Elijah Simerly Pearce

Elijah married Agnes Glover Bowers about 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Agnes (daughter of John Leonard Bowers and Eliza J. Grindstaff) was born on 5 Jul 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Jan 1954 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Julia Ann Pierce on 22 Jan 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Julia was born on 18 Sep 1875 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Apr 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pierce Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Mary Edith Brumitt on 19 Sep 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Phillip Thomas Brumitt and Minnie Campbell) was born on 13 Feb 1896 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1967 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Mary Jeanette Whitehead about 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Dan Whitehead and Bertha Ward) was born on 11 May 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Jan 1974 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pierce Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Flora married Roy Osborne Chesser about 1942 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Roy (son of Henry Frazier Chesser and Lydea Evaline Lyons) was born on 7 Feb 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Jun 1961 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pierce Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel married Homer Whitehead on 28 Oct 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Homer (son of Daniel Whitehead and Bertha Ward) was born about 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mabel L. Buck on 18 Sep 1933 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Mabel (daughter of Charley C. Buck and Callie Millie Baker) was born on 7 Dec 1911 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 27 Nov 1966 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Harry R. Pearce, 82, 421 Tollett Street, Hampton, died Sunday, December 26, 1999, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Medical Center, Mountain Home, after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Pearce was a native of Elizabethton and had lived most of his life in Hampton. He was a son of the late Joseph P. and Mary Brumitt Pearce and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Irene Johnson Pearce, in 1970, a son, Richard "Ricky" Pearce, in 1974, and a granddaughter, Harriett Denise Shepard.
Mr. Pearce was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Elizabethton Senior Citizens and a member of Hampton First Baptist Church.



PEARCE -- Funeral services for Harry R. Pearce, 82, 421 Tollett Street, Hampton, who died Sunday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, with Rev. Haskel Ingram and Rev. James Archer officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer Crabtree, soloist, and Mrs. Shelia Woods, pianist. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Mountain Home National Cemetery.

Harry married Jo Ann Carden on 16 Oct 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Jo (daughter of Daniel Stover Carden and Naomi Ruth Moody) was born on 29 Mar 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Apr 2012 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hall Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lela married Raymond C. Williams about 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Raymond (son of Charlie Williams and Daisy McKinney) was born on 1 Jun 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Nov 1967 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HAMPTON - Bill Pearce, age 88, of Hampton, Tennessee went home to join his loved ones and his Lord on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton. Bill was born in Carter County on January 6, 1935, a son of the late William A Pearce and Mabel L. (Buck) Pearce. In addition to his parents, Bill was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Norma Jean (Malone) Pearce; two sisters, Julia Ann Pearce and Brenda Littleford; and his brother, Earl Pearce.

Bill was well known and liked by his community and had owned and operated Hampton Mobile Home Parts and Supplies for many years. He enjoyed his work and the people he met and befriended. Bill attended Bethel Church and enjoyed traveling when he could. Most of all, Bill loved his family greatly and enjoyed every moment spent with them.

Those left to remember and cherish Bill’s memory include his sons, Charles (Debi) Pearce and Kelvin Pearce; his grandchildren, Megan Pearce of Cape Coral, Florida and Nathan (Chas) Pearce of Woburn, MA; his great grandchildren, Cadence Pearce and Cale Pearce; one sister, Betty Jean Hunter of Marietta, GA; three sisters-in-law, Brenda Pearce of Bristol, TN, Dale Malone, Gray and Jane Malone, Elizabethton; and several nieces, nephews, and many friends also survive.

A service to honor and celebrate the life of Mr. Bill Pearce will be conducted at 2:30 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2023 in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton with Pastor Charles Pearce officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Sunday. Music will be under the direction of the family.

The graveside service will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.