James R.G. Pierce, 94, of Amarillo died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2014.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Golden Plains Church of Christ with Pastor Keith Feerer officiating. Burial will be Thursday in Locust Cemetery in Pottsboro. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell.
Mr. Pierce was born Nov. 12, 1920, in Hollis, Okla., to Ruben and Lee Pierce. He was a highly dedicated and competitive fisherman. In 1942, he was drafted into the Army, where he served 2 years, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and later in the Southern Philippines, Luzon Islands and Korea. He was awarded 3 Bronze Stars for his service in the Philippines. He returned home to start his career in the boating industry, owning Pierce Boat Sales in Logan, N.M., Pierce Marina in Clovis, N.M., and Pierce Marina at Ute Lake in New Mexico. James was married to his wife Jimmie for 74 wonderful years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruben Garfield and Lee Burroughs Pierce.
Survivors include his wife, Jimmie Martin Pierce of Amarillo; two sons, Alan Pierce of Dallas and Larry Pierce and wife Terry of Amarillo; a brother, Gary Pierce of Hollis, Okla.; two sisters, Helen Robinson and Linda Pierce, both of Lubbock; three grandsons, Mathew Pierce and wife Ginger of College Station, Michael Pierce and wife Laura of Las Cruces, N.M., and Timothy Pierce and wife Amy of Canadian; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan and Emma Pierce of College Station and Olivia and Hunter Pierce of Canadian.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 25, 2014)
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Golden Plains Church of Christ with Pastor Keith Feerer officiating. Burial will be Thursday in Locust Cemetery in Pottsboro. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell.
Mr. Pierce was born Nov. 12, 1920, in Hollis, Okla., to Ruben and Lee Pierce. He was a highly dedicated and competitive fisherman. In 1942, he was drafted into the Army, where he served 2 years, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and later in the Southern Philippines, Luzon Islands and Korea. He was awarded 3 Bronze Stars for his service in the Philippines. He returned home to start his career in the boating industry, owning Pierce Boat Sales in Logan, N.M., Pierce Marina in Clovis, N.M., and Pierce Marina at Ute Lake in New Mexico. James was married to his wife Jimmie for 74 wonderful years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruben Garfield and Lee Burroughs Pierce.
Survivors include his wife, Jimmie Martin Pierce of Amarillo; two sons, Alan Pierce of Dallas and Larry Pierce and wife Terry of Amarillo; a brother, Gary Pierce of Hollis, Okla.; two sisters, Helen Robinson and Linda Pierce, both of Lubbock; three grandsons, Mathew Pierce and wife Ginger of College Station, Michael Pierce and wife Laura of Las Cruces, N.M., and Timothy Pierce and wife Amy of Canadian; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan and Emma Pierce of College Station and Olivia and Hunter Pierce of Canadian.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 25, 2014)
James R.G. Pierce, 94, of Amarillo died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2014.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Golden Plains Church of Christ with Pastor Keith Feerer officiating. Burial will be Thursday in Locust Cemetery in Pottsboro. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell.
Mr. Pierce was born Nov. 12, 1920, in Hollis, Okla., to Ruben and Lee Pierce. He was a highly dedicated and competitive fisherman. In 1942, he was drafted into the Army, where he served 2 years, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and later in the Southern Philippines, Luzon Islands and Korea. He was awarded 3 Bronze Stars for his service in the Philippines. He returned home to start his career in the boating industry, owning Pierce Boat Sales in Logan, N.M., Pierce Marina in Clovis, N.M., and Pierce Marina at Ute Lake in New Mexico. James was married to his wife Jimmie for 74 wonderful years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruben Garfield and Lee Burroughs Pierce.
Survivors include his wife, Jimmie Martin Pierce of Amarillo; two sons, Alan Pierce of Dallas and Larry Pierce and wife Terry of Amarillo; a brother, Gary Pierce of Hollis, Okla.; two sisters, Helen Robinson and Linda Pierce, both of Lubbock; three grandsons, Mathew Pierce and wife Ginger of College Station, Michael Pierce and wife Laura of Las Cruces, N.M., and Timothy Pierce and wife Amy of Canadian; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan and Emma Pierce of College Station and Olivia and Hunter Pierce of Canadian.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 25, 2014)
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Golden Plains Church of Christ with Pastor Keith Feerer officiating. Burial will be Thursday in Locust Cemetery in Pottsboro. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell.
Mr. Pierce was born Nov. 12, 1920, in Hollis, Okla., to Ruben and Lee Pierce. He was a highly dedicated and competitive fisherman. In 1942, he was drafted into the Army, where he served 2 years, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and later in the Southern Philippines, Luzon Islands and Korea. He was awarded 3 Bronze Stars for his service in the Philippines. He returned home to start his career in the boating industry, owning Pierce Boat Sales in Logan, N.M., Pierce Marina in Clovis, N.M., and Pierce Marina at Ute Lake in New Mexico. James was married to his wife Jimmie for 74 wonderful years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruben Garfield and Lee Burroughs Pierce.
Survivors include his wife, Jimmie Martin Pierce of Amarillo; two sons, Alan Pierce of Dallas and Larry Pierce and wife Terry of Amarillo; a brother, Gary Pierce of Hollis, Okla.; two sisters, Helen Robinson and Linda Pierce, both of Lubbock; three grandsons, Mathew Pierce and wife Ginger of College Station, Michael Pierce and wife Laura of Las Cruces, N.M., and Timothy Pierce and wife Amy of Canadian; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan and Emma Pierce of College Station and Olivia and Hunter Pierce of Canadian.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 25, 2014)
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