Obituary

Earnie Pierce

May 21, 1963 - September 17, 2020

Funeral services for Earnie Pierce, age 57, and of Tylertown, MS., will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Capps Funeral Home with Brother Millard Moak and Brother Brad Cooper officiating. Burial will be in the Rushing Cemetery.

Mr. Pierce passed away at St. Tammy Hospital in Covington, LA on Thursday, September 17, 2020. He was born May 21, 1963 in Tylertown, Mississippi to the late Doris and J. C. Pierce. He was also preceded in death by his son Drew Pierce: uncle Olen Johnson; father-in-law Clyde Cooper; sisters Kathy Martin and Gail McMorris; and brother-in-law Jimmy McMorris.

Mr. Pierce was a truck driver and bulk plant manager at Pigott Oil Company for 35 years. He was a former scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 138. Mr. Earnie enjoyed farming, raising beef cattle, and hay baling. He always had a preference of Peterbilt trucks and John Deere tractors.

Survivors include his wife of 37 years Karen Pierce; granddaughter Addison Magee Pierce; brother Jimmy (Vondell) Pierce; sisters Vicki (Gerald) Wall and Lynn (Randall) Bankston; mother-in-law Gayle Cooper; brothers-in-law Darryl (Kim) Cooper, Darron (Jane) Cooper, and Clint (Carmen) Cooper; and a host of nieces, nephews, friends, and loving family.

Pallbearers are Brett Johnson, Roger Ginn, Keith Holmes, Al Bowman, Jeremy Holmes, and Tommy Johnson.

Honorary pallbearers are Steve Pigott, Larry Montgomery, Phil Graves, and the truck drivers and employees of Pigott Oil/Western Resources.      

Visitation will be at Capps Funeral Home on Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM and Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Capps Funeral Home from 1:00 PM until service time at 2:00 PM.