Peggy Rose Dortch Pierce, age 93 of Paris passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at AHC of Paris. Her funeral service is planned for 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 13th, graveside at Poplar Grove Cemetery. Her great-grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Peggy Rose Dortch Pierce was born May 29, 1931, in Hayti, MO to the late Robert Lonzo and Johnny Elizabeth Pierce Dortch.
Peggy was a sitter for Henry Medical Center. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She loved to cook, and she loved to travel. She will be greatly missed.
Peggy is survived by two daughters: Virginia “Jenny” (Kenny) Grobe of Poplar Bluff, MO and Rebecca “Becky” (Richard) Sinclair of Paris, TN; grandchildren: Amy Bridgewater, Amanda Grobe, Peggy Barker, Lisa Barker (Clyde Simmons), and Chat Ragland; great-grandchildren: Wade (Amber) Bridgewater, Mason Bridgewater, Nickolas Pierce Palma, Hastings Ragland, Hamilton Ragland, Emma Rose Ragland, Rebecca Toombs, and Ava Elizabeth Myers; great-great-grandchildren: Olivia Bridgewater & Lucas Bridgewater; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and other loved ones including Eddie (Brenda) Dortch and Eddie Junior of Poplar Bluff, MO.
Besides her parents, Peggy was also preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Lee Pierce; her son, Clayton “Tony” Hastings; daughter-in-law, Patsy Hastings; two grandchildren: Kimberley Dawn Ragland and Vickie Hastings; two sisters: Hazel Rebecca Dunlap and Robbie Brown; and three brothers: Bobby Dortch, Henry Pierce Dortch, and Eddie Dortch.
Memorials for Ms. Pierce may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001.