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- Shirley Wright Pierce, 80, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Charlottesville, Va. Shirley was born in Johnson County, Tenn., to the late Stansell Arthur Arnold and Alice Wanda Ruth Stout Arnold. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Eugene Wright.
Shirley was a loving, Christian wife, mother and grandmother and was a member of Centerview Church of Christ. She had worked as an administrative assistant and enjoyed dancing, spending time with her family and friends and going to eat at Joe's Crab Shack.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Sonny E. Pierce, of the home; her son, Eric Wright and wife Leisa of Elizabethton; her stepson, Christopher Julian Pierce, also of Elizabethton; her grandchildren, Jeremy Wright and wife Natalie, Jonathan Wright and Robert Allen Pierce, all of Elizabethton, and Keisha Ann Pierce of Nashville; her great-grandson, Luke Wright of Elizabethton; and her brothers and sisters, Ross Arnold and wife Carolyn and Maxine Corum, all of Mountain City, and Brenda Reece and husband Roland and Roy Arnold and wife Mary, all of Butler. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to celebrate the life of Shirley Wright Pierce will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, May 20, in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Mr. David Irick and Mr. Roby Ellis, ministers, officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, or at the residence at any time. The graveside service will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the Ensor Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren and her nieces and nephews.
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Abt 1930 - 2019 (~ 89 years)
