Russell Leroy Pierce
Russell Leroy Pierce, 71, of New Freeport, died Friday, December 11, 2020, at his residence.
He was born August 25, 1949, in Springhill Township, Greene County, a son of the late Thomas F. Pierce and Hulda Warricks Pierce.
Mr. Pierce was a retired laborer and was a member of the Laborer’s Local 1058 out of Pittsburgh. He was a protestant by faith.
Russell loved his family, hunting, and carpentry.
Surviving are his wife, Sue Hunt Pierce; one daughter, Kelly Wickham of New Freeport; and son, Nathan (Glenda) Pierce of Spraggs; seven grandchildren, Nicole (Nicholas) Dulaney of New Freeport, Mathew Dulaney, Bentley Dulaney, Cambren Pierce, Gandon Pierce and Harlan Pierce; and three sisters, Lillie Mae Yoders and June Johnson, both of New Freeport, and Rosa Lee Trump of Cleveland, Ohio.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by eight siblings, James Pierce, Charles Pierce, Franklin Pierce, Francis Pierce, George Pierce, Thomas Lee “Buddy” Pierce, Mary DeBolt and Mildred Pierce.
Friends may call at the Tennant Funeral Home, 2678 Hornet Highway, Hundred, W.Va. from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, with Pastor Phil Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in the Hutch Cemetery near Deep Valley.