Katherine Sue Pierce age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in Twin County Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Pierce was born on September 10, 1921 in Carroll County, Virginia to Jack & Lessie Cox Higgins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband John C. (J.C.) Pierce; sister Norma Melton; brother Ray Higgins; half-brothers Roy Higgins; Foy Higgins and Emmett Higgins; half-sisters-in-law Sadie Higgins and Virginia Higgins.
She is survived by sisters & brother-in-law Kate Vaughan; Mary & Earl Brewer all of Galax, Va.; brother & sister-in-law Tom & Loretta Higgins of Floyd, Va.; sisters-in-law Wanda Lowe; Mary Ruth Nail both of Galax, Va.; Glenna Moore of Roanoke, Va.; several nieces & nephews.
The funeral service will be held Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 2:00 pm in Vaughan-Guynn Chapel with Elder Edward Bowman officiating. Burial will follow in Coal Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from one until service time at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.