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Jimmy Wayne Pierce

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Jimmy Wayne Pierce

Birth
Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Death
20 Dec 2020 (aged 86)
Springtown, Parker County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Jimmy W. Pierce, 86, succumbed to coronavirus on Sunday, 20 December 2020 in Fort Worth. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Betty Ruth Pierce, and his second spouse, Dyane Atwood Pierce. The son of David L. and Lela M. Pierce, Jim was born in a family of nine siblings on 6 August 1934 in Navarro County, Texas. He is survived by his three sons, Tim (Debbie) of Jacksonville, Steve (Gaynell) of Aledo, Dale (Julie) of Rhome; brother, Joe (Carolyn) Pierce of San Antonio; grandchildren, Leslie LaChance (Jody) of Marietta, Georgia, Roger Gittings of Jacksonville, Audra Villarreal of North Richland Hills, Erik Pierce (Cynthia) of Springtown, Ty Pierce of McKinney, Billy Gittings of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Penny Taylor (Josh) of Decatur, Haleigh (Patrick) Gray of Fort Worth, James Pierce of Fort Worth, Tiffany Scuderi of Aledo, Brandon Scuderi (Amber) of Hudson Oaks; and 13 great-grandchildren. Also survived by Dyane's children, Kirk Clement of Gainesville, Brian (Lori) Atwood of Mansfield, Keith Atwood of North Richland Hills, and a blended host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jim founded Pierce Riverside Glass Co. of Fort Worth in 1984. He was well known in the North Texas building and construction business for the outstanding quality of glasswork he completed on many high-rise commercial buildings in downtown Fort Worth and other commercial, religious, institutional, and educational facilities in the metroplex. He was most humbled by God's blessings upon his business, and God used that to provide so many employees and their families with a livelihood. He cared for each one deeply and felt a sense of responsibility to leave that legacy to his sons, to carry on what God had so graciously allowed him to be a part of. Jim's passion for antique John Deere Tractors led him to complete restorations of several tractors, including models A, B, and G. After restoring these tractors, he was asked to drive in parades in the North Texas area. He loved his farming roots and plowed cotton fields on one such tractor by age eight because his father feared the thing. He loved to reminisce about the hard life of farming, but if you knew him at all, you knew he was also proud of his upbringing. He instilled that work ethic in his sons and was very proud of them. He spent his retirement years on a farm in Springtown, where he enjoyed his goats, his favorite dog, Jake, and the wildlife he enjoyed watching from his glass-enclosed porch sitting in his favorite porch swing. He was a parishioner at St. Patrick Catholic Cathedral.
Jimmy W. Pierce, 86, succumbed to coronavirus on Sunday, 20 December 2020 in Fort Worth. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Betty Ruth Pierce, and his second spouse, Dyane Atwood Pierce. The son of David L. and Lela M. Pierce, Jim was born in a family of nine siblings on 6 August 1934 in Navarro County, Texas. He is survived by his three sons, Tim (Debbie) of Jacksonville, Steve (Gaynell) of Aledo, Dale (Julie) of Rhome; brother, Joe (Carolyn) Pierce of San Antonio; grandchildren, Leslie LaChance (Jody) of Marietta, Georgia, Roger Gittings of Jacksonville, Audra Villarreal of North Richland Hills, Erik Pierce (Cynthia) of Springtown, Ty Pierce of McKinney, Billy Gittings of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Penny Taylor (Josh) of Decatur, Haleigh (Patrick) Gray of Fort Worth, James Pierce of Fort Worth, Tiffany Scuderi of Aledo, Brandon Scuderi (Amber) of Hudson Oaks; and 13 great-grandchildren. Also survived by Dyane's children, Kirk Clement of Gainesville, Brian (Lori) Atwood of Mansfield, Keith Atwood of North Richland Hills, and a blended host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jim founded Pierce Riverside Glass Co. of Fort Worth in 1984. He was well known in the North Texas building and construction business for the outstanding quality of glasswork he completed on many high-rise commercial buildings in downtown Fort Worth and other commercial, religious, institutional, and educational facilities in the metroplex. He was most humbled by God's blessings upon his business, and God used that to provide so many employees and their families with a livelihood. He cared for each one deeply and felt a sense of responsibility to leave that legacy to his sons, to carry on what God had so graciously allowed him to be a part of. Jim's passion for antique John Deere Tractors led him to complete restorations of several tractors, including models A, B, and G. After restoring these tractors, he was asked to drive in parades in the North Texas area. He loved his farming roots and plowed cotton fields on one such tractor by age eight because his father feared the thing. He loved to reminisce about the hard life of farming, but if you knew him at all, you knew he was also proud of his upbringing. He instilled that work ethic in his sons and was very proud of them. He spent his retirement years on a farm in Springtown, where he enjoyed his goats, his favorite dog, Jake, and the wildlife he enjoyed watching from his glass-enclosed porch sitting in his favorite porch swing. He was a parishioner at St. Patrick Catholic Cathedral.


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  • Created by: Brian Atwood Relative Stepchild
  • Added: Dec 20, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220000842/jimmy_wayne-pierce: accessed ), memorial page for Jimmy Wayne Pierce (6 Aug 1934–20 Dec 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 220000842, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Brian Atwood (contributor 46887322).