Alvin Thomas "Tommy" Pearce, age 70, a resident of 441 Cedar St., died Saturday February 27, 2016 at Universal Heath Care in Raleigh. Born September 7, 1945 in Vance Co., he was the son of the late Sarah Pendergrass Pearce and Alvin Rudolph Pearce. Tommy was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church and was retired from S. T. Wooten.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at Blessed Hope Baptist Church by the Rev. Donnie Perkinson and Rev. Allen Murphy. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens.
He is survived by his wife Faye Paschall Pearce of the home; two daughters Lori Pearce Kupec of Oxford and Tammy Lynn Pearce of Graham; one son Everett Wayne Pearce of Henderson; one sister Shirley Pearce Stem of Oxford; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 12:30 until 2 pm at the Blessed Hope Baptist Church. At other times they will be at the home.
In lieu of flowers memorials made be made to the Blessed Hope Baptist Church Building Fund, 741 Dabney Road, Henderson NC 27537.
Serving as pallbearers will be Christopher Pegram, Shawn Pegram, Ricky Pearce, Jerry Mullin, Christopher Wade, and Maurice Kearney.