Yvonne Decarol Ritch Pierce

Mrs. Yvonne Decarol Ritch Pierce 54, died October 28, 2007. She was a native of Mecklenburg County, born January 19, 1953, daughter of the late Grady Stanford and Bryte Era Griffin Ritch. Funeral services will be held Thursday in the Gordon Funeral Chapel at 11:00 AM with burial to follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her brother Terry A. Ritch, sister Joyce Krauss and a grandchild Athen Gage Brown. Survivors include her husband Phillip “Bubba” Pierce; son Grady Haire of Indian Trail; daughters Michelle Haire, Angela Nichole Pierce and Ashley Marie Pierce of Monroe; brother Garry Stanford Ritch and wife Marie of Monroe; three grandchildren, Serenity Skey Forthman, Britney Megan Haire and Melanie Amber Gregory and expected grandchild Chloe Alana Taylor; niece, Schoie Whitley; great nieces, Chantele and April Helms and Pierce family members in Virginia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Yvonne Pierce Fund, c/o First Charter Bank, Attn: BR 43, P O Box 37937, Charlotte NC 28237. The family will receive friends Wednesday, October 31, 2007 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112. Online condolences may be made to www.gordonfuneralservice.com. Gordon Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for the Pierce family. Published online on October 29, 2007 courtesy of Gordon Funeral Service, Inc. .