TRYON, NC - Ross Pierce, 94, of Tryon, NC joined our Lord Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Charles D. and Mary Elizabeth Brewer Pierce. He started little league baseball in Birmingham, MI. Mr. Pierce was a graduate of Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, MI .He studied electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee before entering WWII serving in the Royal Canadian Air force and the U.S. Naval Air Force. Mr. Pierce was an avid sportsman. He was a member of the Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills Chamber of Commerce, an electrical contractor and donated the lighting at Shain Park. He moved to Tryon, NC in 1980. His family had a horse farm in Tryon and they visited often. He and his wife spent a lot of time in Key Biscayne, FL. Mr. Pierce was loved by all and will be dearly missed.Surviving is his wife of sixty-nine years, Carolyn Watkins Pierce; three sons, Ross Pierce of Las Vegas, NV, Brian Pierce of Rutherfordton, NC and Carl Pierce of Tryon, NC; two daughters, Cathie Lossiah of Cherokee, NC and Denise Pierce of Columbus, NC. Also surviving are four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Pierce.No services are planned.
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