Mrs. Betsy Ann Pierce
Mrs. Betsy Ann Pierce departed this life on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Ballad Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born on August 26, 1933, to Emory and Kitty Whittington in Dante, Virginia.
Betsy grew up in the Kingsport community and attended Douglas High School. She worked for the school system as a crossing guard for 35 years, guiding children to school with a warm smile to begin their day. She was a servant of Central Baptist Church.
Betsy loved people and often welcomed others with a warm embrace. She also had a passion for music and collected snowglobes and porcelain dolls.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Emory and Kitty Whittington; son, Jack Pierce Jr.; two sons-in-law, B.C. Camp Sr. and Mickey Rogers; and eleven brothers and sisters.
To cherish her memory, Betsy leaves behind her beloved husband of 74 years, Jack Pierce Sr.; children, Veronica Camp of Kingsport, Garfield (Becky) Pierce of Kingsport, Sandra (Paul) Williams of Cleveland, Ohio, Lena Rogers of Kingsport, Alan (Wanda) Pierce of Atlanta, Georgia, and Veronica (Filo) Martinez of Nashville, Tennessee; daughter-in-law, Sandra Pierce; 15 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 26 great-great-grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
The visitation for Mrs. Betsy Ann Pierce will be Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 12 Noon to 1 PM at the Central Baptist Church, 301 Carver Street, Kingsport. The Celebration of Life will be at the church from 1 PM to 2 PM on that day. Interment will be at the Historic Pierce Chapel AME Church Cemetery, 1810 Seaver Road, Kingsport.
The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Central Baptist Church.
Professional care for Mrs. Betsy Ann Pierce and family has been entrusted to R.A. Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service, 802-806 East Sevier Avenue, Kingsport.
