Stanley Harold Pearce (Hartville)'s Obituary
Stanley Harold Pearce, son of Donald and Wilma Brown Pearce, was born March 10, 1940, in Grovespring, Missouri. He departed this earthly life, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in the Marshfield Care Center, at the age of seventy-nine years, and two days.
Stanley is preceded in death by his parents and his two sisters, Velta Wall and Betty Davis.
On March 21, 1969, Stanley was united in marriage to Judy Williams and to this union three sons and a daughter were born.
Stanley is survived by his loving wife of nearly fifty years, Judy Pearce; his daughter Lori Smalley and her husband Joe, of Grovespring, Missouri; his three sons, Donnie Pearce and his wife Emily, of Oronogo, Missouri, Mike Pearce and his wife Jill, of Battlefield, Missouri; and Kurtis Pearce and his wife Tami, of Wentzville, Missouri; eleven grandchildren, Somer Boyer and her husband Luke, Shana Jones and her husband Heath, Garrett Smalley and his wife Kori, Conner, Blake, Hayes, and Jansen Pearce, Ben Morrison, Kaytlin, Peyton, and Abigail Pearce; seven great-grandchildren, Andrew, Ian, and Allie Boyer, Brock and Maddox Jones, Liam Smalley, and Isabella Pearce; a brother, Dale Pearce and his wife Pat; three sisters, Donna Eldridge and her husband Charles, Verna Johnson and her husband Ernie, and June Pearce; a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many caring friends.
Stanley was born and raised in Grovespring, Missouri. When he was still a young boy his family moved to Idaho and worked on a farm for about a year. He later moved to Kansas City and met the love of his life, Judy Williams. They were married shortly after and started a family. While Stanley was in Kansas City, he accepted his Lord Jesus and was saved at the Central Baptist Church. In the early 1970s, Stanley and Judy moved back to the Grovespring area and lived on his father’s old farm and finished raising their family. Stanley got a job at Lowe Boats shortly after they moved back and worked on the line to make ends meet.
Stanley loved to work and take care of his horses. He always tried to put out a big garden every year and had his horses pull an old plow to tend his garden. He loved the rural life and the beauty of the land that came with it. Later in life, he and Judy moved into Hartville and he was often seen sitting on his porch and smoking his old pipe. Stanley was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and dear friend. We celebrate his wonderful life and will always cherish the many happy memories he created.
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