Obituary for Roscoe Sylvester Pierce, Sr. Roscoe Sylvester Pierce, Sr.
Iron Gate First Baptist Church Member Was Retired Body And Fender Mechanic
Roscoe Sylvester Pierce, Sr., age 81, of
23697 Botetourt Road, Eagle Rock, Virginia, died Monday, September 14, 2015 at
LewisGale Hospital - Alleghany in Low Moor.
He was born August 13, 1934 in Lick
Run, Virginia to the late Irving and Erma Pierce.
He attended the Jefferson
School in Clifton Forge, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Iron Gate,
where he served as a member of the Trustee Board and devoted his time to the
maintenance and upkeep of the church.
He was a body and fender mechanic for
Garten Ford, retiring after forty years.
He loved spending time with his family
and working in his yard.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great
grandfather, brother and uncle.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by a sister, Dorothy Ray; a brother, Joe Pierce; and a son, Gary Wayne
Pierce.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Crawford Pierce of Eagle
Rock; five children, Reva Ware and husband, Reginald of Upper Marlboro, MD, Donna
Granby of Waldorf, MD, Roscoe Pierce, Jr. and wife, Luscinda of Covington,
Rosalind Braxton of Waldorf, MD and Kevin Pierce and wife, Dawn of Covington;
seven grandchildren, Megan Pierce, Chelsea Pierce, Ethan Pierce, Kameron Pierce,
MaKenzie Braxton, Derrick Sizemore and Ryan Jeter; three great grandchildren,
Noah Arterberry, Brooklynn Arterberry and Julianna Cooper; a brother, Harold
Pierce of Roanoke; two brothers-in-law, Larry Crawford of Alexandria and Ken
Brewer of Manassas; a sister-in-law, Marion Carter and husband, Sonny of
Manassas; a special niece, Valerie Starkey and husband, Steve, and God sister,
Lorraine Cooper; as well as a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and
friends.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 18, 2015 at 11:00
a.m. in the First Baptist Church of Iron Gate with Reverend Harold Preston
officiating. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum of Alleghany Memorial Park,
Low Moor.
The family will receive friends on Friday morning one hour prior to
the service at First Baptist Church of Iron Gate.
The Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton
Forge is handling arrangements.
The family suggests memorial tributes take the
form of contributions to the First Baptist Church of Iron Gate Building Fund, P. O.
Box 131, Iron Gate, VA 24448.
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