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John Calvin Pierce

		Guestbook Gale McEver 9/27/2011 11:10:48 AM So sorry for your loss. Mr. Pierce was a very kind and special person. He will truly be missed by all that knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time. Donald and Kaye Cash 9/27/2011 7:38:07 PM Our prayers are with you at this difficult time. Hope Thompson & Daughters 9/27/2011 7:56:42 PM Your in our thoughts and prayers . Pat and Dan Tanner 9/27/2011 11:35:03 PM Thinking of all of your during this difficult time. Sorry we were unable to come by the funeral home to visit with you but our prayers and thoughts are with you. Pat Tanner 9/29/2011 12:01:46 AM Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. So sorry we were unable to come and visit at the funeral home but know that our hearts were there. Robby Hall 9/30/2011 8:24:10 PM Jackie and Larry, so sorry to of the passing of Jackies dad.You are in my thoughts and prayers.
	Mr. John Calvin Pierce, age 92, of Dacula, GA passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Fannie Swansey Pierce; parents, Hubert and Hester Pierce; brother, L. D. Pierce; sisters, Nell Lawson and Idell Mathis; and grandson, Russell Scott Maddox. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jackie and Larry Maddox, Buford, GA; granddaughters, Yvette and Russell Lowe, Auburn, AL and Kelly and Anthony Hensley, Buford, GA; great granddaughters, Annelise Lowe, Molly Lowe and Ella Pierce Hensley; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Pierce was born April 10, 1919 in Murrayville, GA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army as a Private First Class Battery B 231 ST of the Armored Field Artillery Battalion. He served his Country from April 4, 1942 to October 29, 1945. He was in the Battle and Campaigns in Normandy, Ardeness, Central Europe, Northern France and Rhineland. He served as a gun crewman Light Artillery 844. He received the American Theatre Service Ribbon, EAMET Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal. He retired as a window foreman from Georgia Window Company in Powder Springs, GA. Before retiring, he worked in the building industry as a carpenter supervisor and window foreman. He was a member and former Trustee of Duncan Creek Congregational Church in Buford, GA. He was an avid Braves Fan and enjoyed NASCAR Racing. He loved to spend time with his two little Jack Russell Terriers, Patty Cake and Jeep. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at Duncan Creek Congregational Church, 3868 Braselton Highway, Buford, GA 30519 with Rev. James D. Dillin officiating. Interment will follow at Duncan Creek Congregational Church Cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

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