Stanley Duane Pierce

Stanley Duane Pierce Dad missed mom so much. He quietly joined her on January 2, 2011 at home in Ferndale, WA. He was born March 20, 1926 to William Lee and Jennie Otelie Pierce in Lead, South Dakota. His younger years were spent in S. Dakota, Wyoming and Utah as his dad sought work in the oil fields. As a teenager, he and his dad moved to Portland, Oregon and eventually to Pasco, WA. Then his parents bought the house on Edison Street (sight unseen) in West Kennewick, where he lived until graduating from KHS in 1944. He joined the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Florida. Following his military service, he married our mother in 1946 and raised four children: Pam, Stan, Phyllis and Cindy. They lived in Kennewick until moving to Ferndale 10 years ago. Dad was a carpenter for most of his life. Although his livelihood was carpentry and maintenance, his love was automobiles, so much, that he built a pole building on his property in Kennewick and built yet another in Ferndale. He could spend many hours tinkering on his cars or some sort of equipment. He restored several vehicles: Cadillacs, a 1949 Ford pickup, 1970 Ford Ranchero, Red Ford Granada, a Volkswagen with a wind-up key on the back, several 1940's era tractors and many others. His final project was a 1925 Model T with license plates - 25 T 4 2. The 1949 Ford pickup was My4T9R. He loved a good joke and would tell stories with great finesse. He would laugh so hard that tears would flow down his cheeks. He mastered the silent laugh ….. eyes closed, mouth open, shoulders shaking …. no sound. Dad also enjoyed some unusual foods -and he would introduce these items to unsuspecting family members ….. and laugh. On any given weekend morning, he might call to gather the family and head out to breakfast. He thanked God daily for his family. Mom and dad moved to Ferndale, WA where they lived on 2 ½ green acres. He always wanted a parcel of land with a stream running through it. Mom and dad thoroughly enjoyed that home. Preceding him in death are his parents, William Lee and Jennie Otelie Pierce, his sister, Joyce McKune, bother, Gordon Pierce and his kind, loving and attentive wife, Eugena. He leaves behind his sister, Bonnie Godsey (Hendersonville, N.C.) daughter, Pamela (Marv) Purvis, Richland, son, Stanley, Kennewick, daughter, Phyllis (Maurice) Stinn, Mt. Vernon, daughter, Cynthia (Jim) Petrie, Ferndale, and 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He also leaves his caregiver, Denine Barton and young friend, Leo. His humor, love and generosity will be missed by all. Services will be held on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Bethel Church, 600 Shockley Road (off Keene) Richland. The family invites you to sign their online guest book at www.muellersfuneralhomes.com.