He was born July 6, 1914, to James Howard Piercy and Minnie Davis Piercy in Barren County, Kentucky. On June 29, 1940, he married Marcella Gilbert, who preceded him in death.
He is also preceded by his parents one grandson Michael Adkisson, son –in-law Johns Rabun, one brother; Charlie Piercy and one sister; Annie Piercy Gilbert.
William is survived by his children, Leisha AenneA Neelix (formerly Norman Piercy) of Portland, Or; Sharon (Jerry) Adkisson, Independence, MO; Brian Piercy, Normal, IL; and Phyllis Rabun, Seattle, WA. Also his grandchildren Pamela West, Kate Piercy, Nikki Piercy, Emily Piercy, Apryll Piercy, Charlotte Rabun and Ginger Rabun, great grandchildren Cassidy Mattocks, Annali West and Tyler West along with numerous nephews and nieces.
Mr. Piercy lived in Fairbury, IL, from 1947 to 2008, and was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Fairbury, where he served for many years as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher. After working several years on dairy farms in Wisconsin, he and the family moved to Illinois in 1946 to work for a dairy. Assisted by sons Norman and Brian, for 28 years, he ran Bill’s Sealtest Dairy with his wife, Marcella and his partner Howard Davis. Later, he worked for 15 years for Stiles Ace Hardware in Bloomington. He was an avid reader and accumulated a library of about 1800 volumes, with special interests in historical biographies and Christian authors.
He loved people and always had a positive attitude. He had a wide range of interests and was very inquisitive and adventurous. At age 94, he and Marcella moved to Costa Rica to live with Phyllis and family.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Fairbury. Visitation will be held the night prior from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at East Lawn Funeral Home in Bloomington. Entombment will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Bloomington. Arrangements are being handled by East Lawn Funeral Home in Bloomington.
Memorial contributions may be submitted to The First Baptist Church in Fairbury, IL.
Online condolences may be submitted to www.EastLawn-Bloomington.com.
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