Jess Pierce, World War Veteran, Dies
Manila, Ark., April 17.-- Jess Newton Pierce, World War veteran and former
deputy constable of the Big Lake township, died at his home one mile south of
Manila yesterday noon. Death resulted from a paralytic stroke with which he was
stricken 24 hours before. Born in Tremble, Tenn., he moved to Manila in 1914.
When the United States entered the First World War he enlisted and was among the
first soldiers to go overseas. He received a wound in the arm in the Argonne Forest
battle. Later he served for four years as deputy constable and more recently was
farming. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of relatives from
Flint, Mich., but military rites will be held Thursday afternoon with the Dud
Cason post of Blytheville in charge. He is survived by one son, Jess Pierce Jr.,
of Manila; four brothers, A.T. and H.S. Pierce of Manila, and E.J. and Howard
Pierce of Flint, and four sisters, Mrs. Ed Ashabranner, Mrs. Don Tatum, Mrs. Cora
Wright and Mrs. Vera Odum, all of Manila. source: Blytheville
Courier News Blytheville, Arkansas, Wednesday, April 17, 1940 |
