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| Father |
Jesse James Piercy, b. 17 Jul 1901, Cornstalk, Greenbrier County, WV  d. 8 Mar 1990, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 88 years) |
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Liuba Prudence Crane, b. 25 Nov 1906, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV d. 17 Aug 2009, Smoot, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 102 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Nov 1929 |
Baptist Parsonage, Rupert, WV [1, 2] |
- Life, anniversary full of music
By Debbie Schwarz Simpson
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- "Music hasn't been part of life, it has been all of our life," Prue Piercy said with a twinkle in her eyes. Sitting beside her husband in his room at the White Sulphur Springs Family Care Center, the Clintonville resident looks back over sixty years of marriage. The event was marked with a wedding anniversary celebration hosted by the couple's family as well as the staff at the nursing home on Sunday.
Like the Piercy's life, the afternoon gala was filled with melodies. The couple's youngest son, Pete Piercy and his sister Barbara Stone, founders of The Believers, a well-known gospel quartet which also includes Frank Hampton and Sterling Morgan, performed as did two of the honoree's grandchildren. Curtis and Christine Piercy are members of the Kingdom Heirs, singing with Jack Hicks and Susie and Valerie Harvey. V. Trout of Rainelle played several selections on the banjo while Garland Walkup of Hines performed on the French Harp.
Tracing her family's love of music to her husband, Mrs. Piercy recalls that it was a half century ago when Jesse Piercy played banjo with the Woodchoppers, a group that was featured on Roanoke, Va. radio for a number of years. "Our son, James, played barbershop piano," noted Mrs. Piercy. She added that her other daughter, Jane [sic] McNeel, also is adept at the piano.
The former Prudence Crane, daughter of the late W. S. and Mary Crane of Rupert and Jesse Piercy, son of Andrew J. and Mattie Piercy of Clintonville, were married on Nov. 30, 1929 by the Rev. G. A. Winebrenner at the Baptist parsonage in Rupert. With the exception of one year in Livermore, Calif., the couple has resided on the 189 acre farm at Clintonville for their entire married life. "We had a small filling station and convenience store near
Clintonville," Mrs. Piercy said, whose husband was a mechanic and farmer until ill health forced his retirement. "I was a correction officer at the Federal Correctional Institution in Alderson for 16 years, but I retired due to my husband's health," she said.
Staunch members of James Chapel United Methodist Church at Clintonville, during the reception [for] the Piercys listened as two former ministers of the small church, Rev. B. B. Mitchem , of Asbury and Rev. Sterling Morgan of Rupert, as well as a former neighbor, the Rev. Leroy Crane of Lewisburg, gave anecdotes regarding the couple's long life together.
Active in the rural community which has been home since her marriage, Mrs. Piercy was a founder of the Clintonville Home Demonstration Club and, with Blanche Whitlow, of the Clintonville Senior Citizens. "We've had a wonderful life together," Mrs. Piercy said of the long-time union which she maintains has been as harmonious as an old fashioned tune.
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F27 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. |
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| Sources |
- [S3454] Marriage Record: CRANE, Liuba Prudence & PIERCY, Jesse James, (Book 10, Page 28, Year of 1929.), 14 Jan 2017 (Reliability: 3).
- [S3455] Life, anniversary full of music (Reliability: 3).
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