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C. S. Pierce, Sr. - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Tallulah Madison Journal July 3, 1936

Local Citizen Dies Suddenly Monday Morning

C. S. Pierce, Sr., for many years a leading citizen of Tallulah, died suddenly at the Vicksburg 
hospital Monday morning. 

Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church Tuesday morning at ten  o'clock with 
Rev. C. Karlos Smith officiating, assisted by Nev. L. A. Materne. Interment was in Silver Cross 
cemetery.

Acting pallbearers were A. F. Graves, M. A. Phillips, R. C. Leeves, Jesse Anderson, J. M. Yeates 
and G. H. Thompson. Honorary were Jas. R. Linton, Earle Read, T. H. Goza, W. G. Goza, J. A. Moberley 
and J. T. Watts.

A native of Kentucky, Mr. Pierce has for a number of years been engaged in farming in Tensas and 
Madison parishes. Before that he taught school in the Phillippines. He was a Mason, a member of 
the board of stewards of the Methodist Church, and served for several years as superintendent 
of the Methodist Sunday School.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce; a daughter, Mary; a son, Bill; and two brothers, 
W. C. Pierce of Manitou Springs, Colo., and George B. Pierce of Ludlow, Kentucky.