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May I go now? Do you think the time is right? May I say goodbye to pain filled days and endless nights? I've lived my life and done my best, an example tried to be.
So can I take that step beyond and set my spiritfree? I didn't want to go atfirst. I fought with all my might.
But something seems to draw me now to a warm and loving light. I want to go. I really do. It's difficult to say, But I will try as best I can to live Just one more day. To give you time to care for me and show your love andfears. I'll not be far. I promise that,
and hope you'll always know that my spirit will be close to you, whenever you may go.
Thank you so for loving me. You know I love you too. That's why it's hard to Say goodbye and end this life with you. So hold me nowjust one more time and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me, You 'll let me go today.
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We, the family of Ralph Pierce, acknowledge with heartfelt appreciation all the acts of kindness and sympathy extended to us during this time of sorrow. Thank You and May God Continue to Bless Each ofYou in a Very Special Way.
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06ituary

Ralph was born February 11, 1945 in Hallsboro, North Carolina. He was the 4th child of the late Ralph Pierce and Ola Mae Pierce.

He graduated from Artesia High School in 1963. He attended North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. While at North Carolina Central University, he met his wife, Janice Gordon, of forty years. He also became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. After graduating from school in 1967, he started working for the Internal Revenue Service where he worked for thirty-eight years.

At an early age, he learned that God's power would reign in his life at the Mt. Hebron AME Zion Church in Hallsboro, North Carolina. In 1972, he transferred his church affiliation to Ben Hill United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Male Choir for many years.

Other than his family and church, his other love was golf. He was a member of the Eagle Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ralph was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Pierce; sister, Jewel Williams; and father-in-law, S.T. Gordon.

He leaves to cherish in his memory, a loving, and devoted wife,

Janice G. Pierce; his loving mother, Ola Mae Pierce; his loving

mother-in law, Ila Mae Gordon; three children, Tiffani Pierce,

Audris Pierce (Will), and Omar Pierce; four grandchildren,

Brenton Cornell, Malik Pierce, Bryson Cornell, and Jaela Howse;

two sisters, Doris Graham and Wanda Freeman; thr~e sisters-in

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law, Norma Jean Gordon, Frances Hameed, and Faye Jones

(Lawrence); two brothers-in-law, Johnny Gordon, Tommie Lee

Gordon (Pat); a family of nieces, nephews, cousins, golf buddies,

and a host of other relatives and friends.