Born in Caruthersville on December 7, 1896, she is the daughter of the late Charles R. and Sarah Felts Pierce.
She attended school in Caruthersville and graduated from Forest Park University in St. Louis. She taught music at Senath High School and had a music studio where she taught piano. Before "talkies" she played piano for silent movies at the old Rodgers Theater in Caruthersville.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Jeff Green. He preceded her in death. She united in marriage to Mr. Wes Bowman in 1940. He also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Jessie Mead of Houston, Texas and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. at the H.S. Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Schreiner officiating.
Interment was in the Little Prairie Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jiggs Dodd, Stan Dodd, Frank Morgan, Ronald Pierce and Billy Pierce.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Mo. - 1996
1st Husband: Jeff Green
Born in Caruthersville on December 7, 1896, she is the daughter of the late Charles R. and Sarah Felts Pierce.
She attended school in Caruthersville and graduated from Forest Park University in St. Louis. She taught music at Senath High School and had a music studio where she taught piano. Before "talkies" she played piano for silent movies at the old Rodgers Theater in Caruthersville.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Jeff Green. He preceded her in death. She united in marriage to Mr. Wes Bowman in 1940. He also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Jessie Mead of Houston, Texas and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. at the H.S. Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Schreiner officiating.
Interment was in the Little Prairie Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jiggs Dodd, Stan Dodd, Frank Morgan, Ronald Pierce and Billy Pierce.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Mo. - 1996
1st Husband: Jeff Green
Family Members
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Mary Elizabeth "Mayme" Pierce Pinion
1887–1978
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Hattie Pierce Holly
1889–1978
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Charles Thomas Pierce
1890–1944
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Jo Agnes Pierce Holly
1893–1986
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John Franklin "Frank" Pierce
1894–1949
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Cora Edna Pierce
1899–1900
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Fred Faris "Bud" Pierce
1900–1979
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Maggie Mae Pierce
1903–1924
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Hazel Pierce Thweatt
1906–1994
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Robert Clinton Pierce
1908–1984
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Jessie Pierce Mead
1913–1998
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