, 95, of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, Kentucky,

She was, the daughter of John T. and May Easter Myers. She was a graduate of the class of 1942 of Burkesville High School, a member of the Jones Chapel United Methodist Church, and a seamstress for Bob Evans Manufacturing Company in Burkesville, Kentucky.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Herbert Pierce; brothers, John Thomas “Bill” Myers Jr., Bennie Hall Myers, Walter “Cranzie” Myers; sisters, Mabel Gibson, Mildred Scott, Flora Smith, Marjorie Sparks.

She is survived by her daughters, June (Larry) Geralds, Gamaliel, Kentucky, Nancy (Stephen) Riddle, Burkesville, Kentucky, Judy Tucker, Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee; son, Danny (Jo Etta) Pierce, Burkesville, Kentucky; sister, Sue Baker, Burkesville, Kentucky, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

The funeral service was conducted on Monday, February 17, 2020 in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, with Bro. Gary Cash officiating. Burial was in the Fudge Cemetery in Adair County, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to the Fudge Cemetery, P.O. Box 237, Columbia, Kentucky 42728. Norris-New Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences at www.norris-new.com.

Ruth Myers Pierce