A son of James Conrad Wilson Pierce and Amanda Jane Nelson
Husband of Pearl Grace Riley
Lewis Wetzel Pierce and Pearl Grace Riley were united in marriage on July 22, 1908 in Sullivan County, Tennessee
Alumnus of Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia
He had held pastorates in West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee
He served on the Board of Trustees at Emory & Henry for many years, and had been Superintendent of the Tazewell District of the Holston Conference
He was the first recipient of the DeFriece Award
The award was established in 1951 by Frank W. DeFriece Sr. in honor of his parents William R. and Martha Clark DeFriece; the trustees make the award to an alumnus or faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution to humanity
After his retirement from the ministry, he served as the first President of the Crippled Childrens' Society of Virginia
He passed away at his home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Bristol, Tennessee
Husband of Pearl Grace Riley
Lewis Wetzel Pierce and Pearl Grace Riley were united in marriage on July 22, 1908 in Sullivan County, Tennessee
Alumnus of Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia
He had held pastorates in West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee
He served on the Board of Trustees at Emory & Henry for many years, and had been Superintendent of the Tazewell District of the Holston Conference
He was the first recipient of the DeFriece Award
The award was established in 1951 by Frank W. DeFriece Sr. in honor of his parents William R. and Martha Clark DeFriece; the trustees make the award to an alumnus or faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution to humanity
After his retirement from the ministry, he served as the first President of the Crippled Childrens' Society of Virginia
He passed away at his home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Bristol, Tennessee
A son of James Conrad Wilson Pierce and Amanda Jane Nelson
Husband of Pearl Grace Riley
Lewis Wetzel Pierce and Pearl Grace Riley were united in marriage on July 22, 1908 in Sullivan County, Tennessee
Alumnus of Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia
He had held pastorates in West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee
He served on the Board of Trustees at Emory & Henry for many years, and had been Superintendent of the Tazewell District of the Holston Conference
He was the first recipient of the DeFriece Award
The award was established in 1951 by Frank W. DeFriece Sr. in honor of his parents William R. and Martha Clark DeFriece; the trustees make the award to an alumnus or faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution to humanity
After his retirement from the ministry, he served as the first President of the Crippled Childrens' Society of Virginia
He passed away at his home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Bristol, Tennessee
Husband of Pearl Grace Riley
Lewis Wetzel Pierce and Pearl Grace Riley were united in marriage on July 22, 1908 in Sullivan County, Tennessee
Alumnus of Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia
He had held pastorates in West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee
He served on the Board of Trustees at Emory & Henry for many years, and had been Superintendent of the Tazewell District of the Holston Conference
He was the first recipient of the DeFriece Award
The award was established in 1951 by Frank W. DeFriece Sr. in honor of his parents William R. and Martha Clark DeFriece; the trustees make the award to an alumnus or faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution to humanity
After his retirement from the ministry, he served as the first President of the Crippled Childrens' Society of Virginia
He passed away at his home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Bristol, Tennessee
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REV. LEWIS WETZEL PIERCE
AUG. 21, 1878 - APR. 20, 1967
MEMBER HOLSTON CONFERENCE
THE METHODIST CHURCH 65 YEARS
MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE
HISTORIAN - HOLSTON CONFERENCE
"HE LOVED GOD AND HIS FELLOW MAN"
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