Marguerite Payne Pierce

PIKEVILLE - Marguerite Payne Pierce, 91 of the Nahunta Community died Monday morning at Britthaven of Goldsboro.

She was a native of Hertford Co. and was the daughter of the late Douglas Frederick Payne and Sarah Kathryn Boyette Payne. She was the widow of Cedric Dixon Pierce. She was a member of Nahunta Friends Meeting and had been active in the Nahunta Home Extension Club. Mrs. Pierce was a graduate of Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC. She taught French and English at Corinth Holders High School in Johnston County.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 7:00 PM from Seymour Funeral Chapel, with Ken Spivey officiating. Interment will be Thursday at 10:00 AM at Wayne Memorial Park.

Surviving are two sons; Dr. Cedric D. Pierce, Jr. and wife Linda Gibson Pierce of Greenville and Albert F. Pierce and wife Linda Bunn Pierce of Nahunta a daughter Cheryl Pierce Griffin and husband Wendell Griffin of Dudley. Sister: Katherine Parrish of Courtland, VA and a brother-in-law Glenn McDonald of Blairsville, Ga; seven grandchildren: Doug Pierce, Paul Pierce, Nan P. Wiggins, Trina P. Bowen, Emily G. Grice, Wendy Griffin and Jonathan Griffin; great-grandchildren Grace Piriffin; great-grandchildren Grace Pierce, Stephen Pierce, Adam Pierce, Ashton Pierce, Seth Pierce, Maya Grice and Cullen Wiggins.

Although flowers are welcome, memorials may be made to Nahunta Friends Meeting Family Life Center, 2529 NC 581 North, Pikeville, NC 27863.

Family will receive friends at Seymour Funeral Home Wednesday following the service.