Dewey Cyrus Pierce
1899 - 1957 (58 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. Dewey Cyrus Pierce was born on 16 Jul 1899 in Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 27 Sep 1957 in Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio . Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer and carpenter
- Census: 1930, Jackson, Highland County, Ohio
- Census: 1940, Concord Township, Highland County, Ohio
Notes:
Dewey Pierce
Services for Dewey Pierce, 58, farmer and carpenter for the Mowrystown community, were held Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at the Charles Roberts funeral home in Mowrystown, with burial following in Sugartree Ridge cemetery.
He suffered a fatal heart attack Friday while working on a farm near Sugartree Ridge.
He is survived by his widow, Lillie; four daughters, Mrs. Alice Harvey and Mrs. Velvia Griffith of Dayton, Mrs. Marie Donohoo of Vandalia and Phyllis, at home, and three sons; William and Dewey, of Urbana, and Joseph, at home.
The Press Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio. Tuesday, 1 October 1957.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88034857/cyrus-dewey-pierceDewey married Lillie Jane Ward in Jan 1920. Lillie (daughter of William F. Ward and Martha Eleanor "Ele" Moody) was born on 2 Aug 1903 in Three Lick, Kentucky; died on 10 Dec 1985 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Alma Christine Pierce
was born on 25 Oct 1921 in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; died on 18 Feb 2005 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. - 3. Velvia Maxine Pierce was born on 29 Jan 1924 in Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 21 Aug 2008; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio.
- 4. William Edward Pierce was born on 14 Jan 1926 in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; died on 2 Dec 2010 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Zion Shoup Cemetery, Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio.
- 5. Dewey Pierce was born on 23 Feb 1928 in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; died on 5 Jul 1981 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio.
- 6. Dairus E. Pierce was born on 15 Sep 1932 in Ohio; died on 10 Mar 1951 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio.
- 7. Joseph Hugh Pierce was born on 24 Nov 1940 in Highland County, Ohio; died on 15 Mar 1988 in Highland County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio.
- 8. Phyllis Jane Pierce was born on 15 Sep 1943 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio; died on 9 Jan 2014 in Milford, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio.
Generation: 2
2. Alma Christine Pierce (1.Dewey1) was born on 25 Oct 1921 in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; died on 18 Feb 2005 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Notes:
Alma C. Harvey, 83, of Dayton, Ohio died on Friday, February 18, 2005 at the Maria Joseph Living Care Center, Dayton, Ohio after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 25, 1921 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Dewey and Lilly Baird Pierce. She married Denver Larken Harvey and he precedes her in death. She is survived by her three children, Norma J. Robert Kamerer; Teresa J. Jay Barber and Edward Larken Harvey. Also surviving are a brother and sister-in-law; Bill & Bessy Pierce of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Betty Griffith of Pioria, AZ; Phyllis Wisecup of Melford, OH; and Marie Bundt of Bokegia, FL. She has seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was a licensed Ohio Real Estate Agent and a homemaker. Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Contributions may be made to Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 4830 Salem Avenue, Dayton, Ohio or the American Heart Association.
https://www.bairdfuneralhome.com/obituary/Alma-Harvey
Alma married Denver Larkin Harvey on 17 Dec 1941 in Highland County, Ohio. Denver was born on 13 Dec 1920 in Highland County, Ohio; died on 5 Nov 2000 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was cremated in location of ashes unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Velvia Maxine Pierce (1.Dewey1) was born on 29 Jan 1924 in Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 21 Aug 2008; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio. Notes:
Velva M. Pierce Griffith
Velma Maxine "Betty" Pierce Griffith, 84, of Peoria, Ariz., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.
Betty was born Jan. 29, 1924 in Rowan County, Ky., the second daughter of Lillia Jane Ward Perce and Cyrus Dewey Pierce. Most of Betty's childhood was spent in Highland County, Ohio where she attended Sugar Tree Ridge Elementary School and Whiteoak High School, graduating in 1941.
Betty and Ted (Roland Quentin Griffith) were married March 14, 1942. During the years they lived in Dayton, Betty supported the World War II victory effort by working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Betty is survived by her brother, William Pierce of Dayton; sisters, Marie Bundte of Pine Island, Fla. and Phyllis Wisecup of Cincinnati; her children, Deanna Jean Wallace of Seffner, Fla., Carol Wallace of Wickenburg, Ariz., Barbara Ferullo of Aurora, Colo. and Michael Griffith of Rock Hill, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren ; one great-great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Ted; her sister, Alma Harvey; brothers, Dewey Jr., Darius and Joseph; and her granddaughter, Michelle Griffith.
Betty was not only a capable wife and mother, but also a talented musician, painter, seamstress and gardener.
Services will be held at the Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30. Interment will be at the Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery alongside her husband.
Times-Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio. Wednesday, 27 August 2008.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88050654/velvia-(betty)-griffithVelvia married Roland Quentin Griffith on 9 Mar 1942 in Indiana. Roland was born on 15 Oct 1919 in Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio; died on 19 Jan 1987; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. William Edward Pierce (1.Dewey1) was born on 14 Jan 1926 in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; died on 2 Dec 2010 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Zion Shoup Cemetery, Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio. Notes:
Pierce, William "Bill" age 84 passed away December 02, 2010 at Hospice of Dayton. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bessie. He is survived by his children, Jerry (Brenda), Bonnie (John) Walterbusch, and Gene (Valerie; grandchildren, Ryan (Katy), Jeff (Amber), Tracey, Alexandra, and Benjamin; 2 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Phyllis Wisecup and Marie Bundte. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, December 07, 2010 at 5:00 pm at Newcomer Funeral Home-South, 3940 Kettering Blvd. The family will receive friends thirty minutes prior to service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of Dayton. To send a message of condolence, please visit www.NewcomerDayton.com
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio. Sunday, 5 December 2010.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91857636/william-edward-pierceFamily/Spouse: Bessie Caroline Highfield. Bessie was born on 2 Feb 1927 in Lewis County, Kentucky; died on 20 Aug 2005 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Zion Shoup Cemetery, Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Bonita Carolyn “Bonnie” Pierce was born on 18 Apr 1953 in Ohio; died on 4 Jan 2021 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in body donated to science.
- 9. Bonita Carolyn “Bonnie” Pierce
5. Dewey Pierce (1.Dewey1) was born on 23 Feb 1928 in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana; died on 5 Jul 1981 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio. Notes:
Dewey Pierce
Dewey Pierce, 53, 7896 Surber Lane, died Sunday morning, July 6, 1981, at his residence.
He was born Feb. 23, 1928 in New Castle, Indiana, the son of Dewey and Lily Ward Pierce.
He was a member of the Hillsboro United Methodist Church, a veteran of the Korean War. He held a Doctorate degree from the Ohio State University and the Registrar for Southern State Community College.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Stebbins Pierce, one son, Richard (Rick) Pierce of Wilmington; two daughters, Mary Beth Bellamy of Cincinnati and Ms. April Lynn Pierce; his mother, Mrs. Lilly Pierce Baird of Hillsboro; two brothers, William of Lumberton, Joe of California; four sisters, Mrs. Alma Harvey and Mrs. Marie Donohue both of Vandalia, Mrs. Betty Griffith of Dayton and Mrs. Phyllis Wisecup of Hillsboro; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the Rhoads-Edgington Funeral Home with the Rev. Roland Fierce officiating. Burial will follow in the Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Hillsboro United Methodist Church.
The Press Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio. Monday, 6 July 1981.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88050696/dewey-pierce6. Dairus E. Pierce (1.Dewey1) was born on 15 Sep 1932 in Ohio; died on 10 Mar 1951 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio. Notes:
LKH note:
Photograph of his headstone on Find a Grave shows his name spelled as Dairus
His obituary and news articles about the accident show his name spelled as Darius.
His sister's obituary shows his name spelled as Dairus.
Dayton Youth Killed
Dayton, O., March 10 - (AP) - Darius E. Pierce, 18, Dayton, was killed today when his automobile went out of control on a rural road 15 miles southwest of Dayton and hit a tree stump. Pierce was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Pierce, who moved to Dayton a few months ago from Mowrystown in Highland County southwest f Hillsboro.
Springfield News-Sun, Springfield, Ohio. Sunday, 11 March 1951.
Whiteoak High Grad Is Killed In Auto Crash
Services Tuesday For Darius Pierce, 18, of dayton
Injuries received in an automobile accident near Dayton Friday night claimed the life of a 1950 graduate of Whiteoak High School at Mowrystown.
The victim was Darius E. Pierce, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Pierce, of 25 Brown Street, Dayton, all former residents of the Mowrystown community.
Young Pierce was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Elizabeth hospital, Dayton, at 4;10 A.M. Saturday, an hour after the accident.
Riding with him was Donald Mason, 26, of the same Dayton address, who remained in serious condition today from injuries received in the accident. Mason sustained head, neck and torso injuries.
The crash in which Pierce died occurred about 3 A.M. a short distance west of Germantown. The state highway patrol reported Pierce was driving north. The car approached a left-hand curve, failed to make it and plunged off the road.
The auto rolled over "several times," the patrol reported, then landed on a stump with its top torn off.
Pierce was an apprentice toolmaker at Frigidaire Plant 2 and had been employed there about six months. He and his family and moved to Dayton from Mowrystown about eight months ago.
Funeral services were to be held Tuesday at 2 P.M. at the Methodist Church in Sugartree Ridge, with Rev. Eugene Riffle officiating and burial following in the church cemetery under the direction of Charles Roberts funeral home of Mowrystown.
Besides his parents, he is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Alma Harvey of Centerville, Mrs. Betty Griffith of Dayton, Mrs. Marie Donahue of Aberdeen, Phyllis Pierce, Dayton, and three brothers, William and Joseph of Dayton and Dewey Jr., at Ohio State University, Columbus.
Mason had been employed for a week as a truck driver at the Gitzinger Trucking Service in Dayton.
The News-Herald, Hillsboro, Ohio. Tuesday, 13 March 1951.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88034858/dairus-e-pierce7. Joseph Hugh Pierce (1.Dewey1) was born on 24 Nov 1940 in Highland County, Ohio; died on 15 Mar 1988 in Highland County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio. Notes:
Joseph H. Pierce, 47, 8761 SR 138, died Thursday at Highland District Hospital.
He was born Nov. 24, 1940, in Highland County the son of Dewey C. and Lillie (Ward) Pierce.
He is survived by his wife Marjorie, one son, Gary at home, one brother, William Pierce of Dayton, four sisters, Alma Harvey of Mowrystown, Velvia Griffith and Marie Donohoo, both of Dayton, and Phyllis Wisecup of Hillsboro.
Services were held Saturday at the Rhoades-Edgington Funeral Home in Hillsboro with Terry Washburn officiating.
Burial followed in the Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery.
The Press Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio. Tuesday, 5 April 1988.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88050697/joseph-h-pierceFamily/Spouse: Unknown Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Gary Edward Pierce was born on 2 Sep 1965 in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio; died on 14 Feb 2021 in Highland County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio.
- 10. Gary Edward Pierce
8. Phyllis Jane Pierce (1.Dewey1) was born on 15 Sep 1943 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio; died on 9 Jan 2014 in Milford, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio. Notes:
Phyllis Jane Pierce Wisecup, age 70, of Milford, Ohio, formerly of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Thursday, Jan 9, 2014, at her home. She was a teacher in the Hillsboro City Schools. Phyllis was born September 15, 1943, in Hillsboro, Ohio. Phyllis attended Sugar Tree Ridge Elementary School and graduated from Mowrystown High School in 1961. She served as a Highland County court reporter before receiving her B.S. in Elementary Education at Morehead State University and her M. Ed. at the University of Cincinnati.
Phyllis is survived by her Daughter of Loveland, Ohio; two Grandchildren of Cincinnati; three Step-Grandchildren; one Step-Great-Granddaughter; Special Friend Ted of Florida and Sister Marie of Florida.
Preceding Phyllis in death includes her parents Cyrus "Dewey" and Lillie Jane (Ward) Pierce; brothers Bill, Dewey Jr., Dairus, Joe; sisters Alma Harvey and Velva "Betty" Griffith.
A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM, Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Rhoads-Edgington Funeral Home, 138 E. Main St. Hillsboro, Ohio with Pastor Kraig Walker officiating. Final interment will be at Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery alongside her beloved parents Cyrus "Dewey" and Lillie and brother Dairus.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123519404/phyllis-jane-wisecup
Generation: 3
9. Bonita Carolyn “Bonnie” Pierce (4.William2, 1.Dewey1) was born on 18 Apr 1953 in Ohio; died on 4 Jan 2021 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in body donated to science. Notes:
Bonita "Bonnie" Carolyn Pierce Walterbusch, 67, passed away on January 4, 2021, peacefully at her home. Bonnie was born to the late William Edward Pierce and Bessie Caroline Highfield Pierce on April 18, 1953. Bonnie was married to John Walterbusch and they lived together in Dayton, Ohio, where they raised their daughter, Tracey Lynn Walterbusch (Bill Levendusky). Bonnie graduated from Beavercreek High School in 1971, and from Kettering College of Medical Arts with an Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy and a Bachelor of Science in Business from Wright State University. She was always quick to smile, and she made sure her family knew how much she loved and cared for them. She would, on occasion, send simple but valued gifts to her family to show that love. Her desire to make a difference in the lives of others is even seen in her death as she wanted her body to be donated to Wright State University Medical School for purposes of research and education. Her kind spirit could be seen in her generous contributions to the local food bank.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220848598/bonita-carolyn-walterbusch
Body Donated to Medical Science, Specifically: Wright State University Medical School10. Gary Edward Pierce (7.Joseph2, 1.Dewey1) was born on 2 Sep 1965 in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio; died on 14 Feb 2021 in Highland County, Ohio; was buried in Sugartree Ridge Cemetery, Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, Ohio. Notes:
Gary E. Pierce, 55, of Hillsboro passed away as a result of a massive heart attack and was found in his home Feb. 14, 2021.
He was born Sept. 2, 1965 in Wilmington, the son of the late Joseph H. Pierce and Marjorie (Douglas) Pierce.
He was a 1983 Hillsboro High School graduate. He went on to earn an associate of applied science in human services degree at Chatfield College.
Gary worked as an advocate for adult individuals with disabilities as their job coach, helping them learn, accommodate and perform their work duties.
Gary was loyal and kind-hearted and never knew a stranger. He always saw life sunny side up. He loved talking about cars and motorcycles.
In addition to his mother, Gary is survived by his aunt, Patricia Pierce Hope of Hillsboro; several cousins, with one especially close cousin, Sherri (Wisecup) Smithson of Loveland; and a lifelong best friend since kindergarten, Dennis Irwin of Hillsboro.
Burial will be in the Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224603298/gary-e-pierce