Born Aug. 23, 1915, in Atkins, Ark., Mrs. Pierce was the six of nine children of the late Caleb
Nathan and Hattie Sherrill Bennett. She grew up in Vian, Okla., and graduated from high school
there often riding to school on a horse. She married Loren (Whitey) Pierce of Gore, Okla., on May
17, 1936. She was a member of the New Testament Church.
Survivors include her son, Norris Harrold Pierce; daughter, Lorena Sherrill Moutter; sister, Leona
Reimer; five grandchildren and their spouses; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild
and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Loren (Whitey)
Pierce, in Dec. 25, 1983; and son, James N. Pierce.
Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
Services: Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Friday, Feb. 20, at McNary's
Chapel, with the funeral service commencing at the Chapel at 2:30 p.m. Interment will follow the
service at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland.
(Obituary from the Woodland "Daily Democrat," Friday, February 20, 2004, (Woodland, Yolo
County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St.,
Woodland, CA 95695. Please note: I am not related to the
family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)
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