Stanley Earl Pearce

October 22, 1930 - December 08, 2017

Obituary For Stanley Earl Pearce

Stanley Earl Pearce, age 87, died at Rex Nursing Home on Friday December 8, 2017. Stanley was born on October 22, 1930 to James and Elnora Pearce in Ahoskie, N.C.

He was married to Laura Hughes Pearce for 61 years who preceded him in death this past September.

Stanley began his career in the newspaper business at the young age of 12 to help support the family after the death of his father. He joined the Air Force after high school and served 4 years. After marriage he and Laura moved to Raleigh, N.C. where he began work for the News and Observer newspaper. There they bought a home and began their family. Stanley always loved airplanes and flew small aircraft for a few years. Later on he built and flew remote airplanes as a hobby. He also built two boats for the family to enjoy fishing and skiing.

Stanley is survived by two children, Deborah Mottley (husband Ed) of Powhatan Virginia and Stanley E. Pearce Jr. (wife Alicia) of Raleigh, N.C; one sister Lois Horne Of Ahoskie, NC.; 6 grandchildren, Amy Mitchiner (Nathan), Jennifer Doss (Ryan), Amelia Pearce, Ace Pearce, Lauren Mottley , Erin Lambert (Derek); and 5 great-grandchildren Jaidyn Mitchiner, Logan Doss, Avery Doss, Jake Lambert, and Reece Lambert.

Viewing and funeral service will be at Renaissance Funeral Home in Raleigh N.C. Saturday December 16th at 2pm, and burial will be in Ahoskie, N.C. sometime in January.

Services

TBD

Cemetery

Ahoskie City Cemetery 1500 First St Ahoskie, NC 27910 Get Directions »

16 Dec

Funeral Service

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Renaissance Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center 7615 Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC 27615 Get Directions »

16 Dec

Reception

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Renaissance Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center 7615 Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC 27615 Get Directions »

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Thank you Mr. Price
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What a good grandpa
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dudley prce

I worked several decades with Stanley at the N & O and while we worked in different departments we had a common interest in boats and I was buddies with Stanleys brother Jim at the paper as well. We talked often and I found Stanley always had something interesting to say wrapped in typically wry humor. Stanley was a really good guy and I am saddenened by his death as Im sure the entire family of ex-N&Oers is as well. I remember how he fashioned a 20-ft-long trash picker upper that he used to clean trash off the banks at Lake Crabtree from a boat hed built, leaving the park cleaner for others. My most sincerest condolences to his family. Dudley Price