Born on June 19, 1934 in Clymer, PA, he was the son of the late Edward Lloyd and Alice Elizabeth (Downing) Pearce and his step-mother Louise Irene Pearce. He married the former Mildred Iris Huey on June 15, 1963 at Union Church in Aultman, PA; she preceded him in death on November 5, 2014.
He was a protestant by faith. Mr. Pearce and his wife, Iris, were actively involved in cub and boy scouting for many years where he was a leader of Pack and Troop 41 in Chester Hill, PA. He was a member of Two C’s and a Bee Association for beekeepers in Colver, PA. Mr. Pearce was a lifetime beekeeper, gardener, hunter, fisherman and boater. He began originally as a lineman with various independent electrical contractors, he then went to work as a lineman with Penelec for many years until his retirement. Mr. Pearce was a 1952 graduate of the Marion Center Joint High School in Marion C enter, PA.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by: a grandson,Gavin Pearce; two sisters, Wilma Grace Smith and Patricia Ann Pendelton; three brothers, John Wesley, Clayton Leroy and Norman Ralph Pearce; a step-brother Harvey Glenn Casaday; a sister-in-law, Esther Pearce; and his mother and father-in-law, Charles and Evelyn (Manges) Huey.
Mr. Pearce is survived by: a daughter, Debra Iris Ralston of Cary, NC; three sons, David L. Pearce, Jr. & his wife Tamara of Shade Gap, PA, Thomas G. Pearce & his wife Mary Kay of Osceola Mills, PA, and Charles E. Pearce & his wife Michelle of Woodbury, PA; a step-sister, Norma Smith & her husband Jim or Carteret, NJ; three brothers, Edward Pearce of Waukegan, IL; Donald Pearce & his wife Rosangela of Nashua, NH and Harold Pearce & his wife Donna of Tipton, PA; and a step-brother, James Cassidy & his wife, Shirley of Ebensburg, PA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Katie, Krystal, Hannah, Madolynne and Adam Pearce, David Pearce, III and Bobby Ralston; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Service will be at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Beezer-Heath Funeral Home in Philipsburg, PA; with Rev. Dr. Mary Jo Bruinooge officiating. Burial will be at the Burnside Cemetery in Burnside, PA.
Visitation will be Saturday, November 22, 2014 from noon – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the donor’s local boy or girl scouting groups or their national scouting organization.