July 22, 1914 – Jan. 15, 2013

Mr. Sam N. Pearce, Sr., 98, of Greenville and Washington, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013.
A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel, Greenville.
Mr. Pearce, a native of Louisburg, was a graduate of Louisburg High School and Louisburg Junior College where he was a pitcher on the baseball team. He served in the United States Army during
WWII in the Pacific and European Theatre and received a Purple Heart.
He lived in Washington from 1945 until moving to Greenville in 1961. He worked for Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. for many years, retiring in 1984. He was a former member of the First United Methodist Church in Washington and was a member of Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church in Greenville.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Pearl Pearce Hoyt; and a brother, David Kennie Pearce.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ruth Lucas Pearce; sons, Timothy S. Pearce, of Washington and Sam N. Pearce, Jr. and wife, Cathy, of Rocky Mount, VA; daughter, Martha P. Campbell and husband, Stewart, of Greenville;     three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Vidant Health Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice, P.O. Box 8489, Greenville, NC 27835-8489.
Online condolences at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com.