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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 58.
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 5 Mar 2007.
(August 25, 1927 - March 5, 2007)
Troy Lewis Pierce, age 79, of Newport, passed away, Monday, March 5, 2007 in the University Tennessee Medical Center. He was a life long Christian. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Eliza Pierce; brothers, Clyde, Fain, and Curtis Pierce; sisters, Helen Turner and Bonnie Ford; grandson, Matthew David Pierce. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Pierce of Newport; sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Teresa Pierce of LaVergne, TN, David and Kay Pierce of Newport, Freddy and Lynette Pierce of Newport; son, Oral Pierce; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Glen Black of Newport, Myra and Jackie Satterfield of Morristown; brothers, Carrol Pierce of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Earl Pierce of Griffith, Indiana; sisters, Mayme Goree of Spokane, Washington, Anna Lee Fraley of Newport and Dorothy Ball of Newport; sixteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; also a life long friend Bertie Ellison. Funeral services will be held 8:00 pm Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. John Hughes officiating. Burial will be held 11:00 am, Thursday, March 8, 2007 in Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Wednesday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral services.
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