Geraldine Stitt Pierce
Published 4:44 pm Friday, December 16, 2016
Geraldine Stitt Pierce, 91, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, in Hixson, Tenn. She was born in Elizabethton, Tenn., where she lived most of her adult life until moving to Hixson in 2013 to be closer to family.
Mrs. Pierce attended Central Baptist Church (Abba’s House) in Hixson and First Church of the Nazarene in Elizabethton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mildred Hicks; five brothers, Luke, Carl, Harold, Sam and Johnnie Hicks; and husbands, Perry Stitt and Edward Pierce.
Survivors include her son, Michael (Kassandra) Stitt of Lakesite, Tenn.; grandchildren, Brian Stitt of Nashville, Tenn., Nicole (Jason) Burgess of Knoxville, Tenn., and Jaime (Bill) McConkey of Soddy Daisy, Tenn.; and four great-grandchildren, Nicholas Holden, Abigail Burgess, Nolan Burgess and Lacy Boles.
Graveside services for Geraldine Stitt Pierce will held at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 18, at Happy Valley Memorial Park in Elizabethton with the Rev. Kenley Knight officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the First Church of the Nazarene, 200 West I Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 1 p.m. Sunday to go to the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website: www.memorialfcelizabethton.com
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Pierce family.