Juanita Delores

Pierce

JUANITA DELORES GRACE-PIERCE, AFFECTIONATLEY KNOWN AS "JP" RECIEVED HER WINGSAND DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON MAY 13, 2025.

JUANITA WAS NUMBER 13 OF 15 CHILDREN BORN TO AGUSTUS AND JULIA GRACE IN EVERGREEN, ALABAMA ON NOVEMBER 9, 1938.

JUANITA CONFESSED HER LOVE FOR CHRIST AT AN EARLY AGE AND WAS BAPTIZED AT WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH IN EVERGREEN, ALABAMA.

JUANITA WORKED AT PATTON NURSING HOME FOR MANY YEARS AS A NURSE'S AIDE. AFTER PATTON CLOSED, SHE BEGAN WORKING AT LAKE PARK NURSING HOME AS AN STNA RETIIRING AFTER 40 YEARS.

JUANITA LOVED TO READ . SHE AND HER SISTER CAROLYN OFTEN SHARED BOOKS AND DISCUSS THEM. THEY HAD THEIR OWN PRIVATE BOOKCLUB. SHE ALSO LOVED PUZZLE BOOKS AND HER SCRATCH OFFS.

JUANITA ATTENDED UNION GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH UNDER PASTOR JESSE SPEARS WHERE SHE SERVED AS A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER. SHE ALSO ATTENDED PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR ALVIN CURRY.

LASTLY, SHE BECAME A MEMBER OF WALK THE WORD MINISTERY, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR TIMOTHY PETTAWAY SR.

JUANITA IS PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY HER DAUGHTERS, KAREN PIERCE AND TWYANNA PIERCE-SMITH, 10 BROTHERS AND 3 SISTERS.

JUANITA LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORY, SISTER CAROLYN GRACE-HOWE , SON FREDRICK PIERCE, OF NORTH CAROLINA, SON DERRICK (JENIFER) PIERCE , OF NORTH CAROLINA, SON ERIC (KENDRA) PIERCE , OF TOLEDO OHIO AND SPECIAL DAUGHTER ELESONDRA DERAMONO.

GRANDCHILDREN, KEYAMIYA (JAZZ), CANDANCE, ANTONIO, KEIAIRA, ASIA, SECON, INDIA, ERIC JR., DERRICK JR., DAYION LAMIINA AND 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

IN ADDITION TO HER OWN CHILDREN, SHE SHARED A SPECIAL BOND WITH LORI KIBBLER.

SHE WAS IN FREQUENT CONTACT WITH HER MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND WAS REGULARLY VISITED BY NIECES CHARISE BRYANT, SHARONDA GRACE, AND TONI GRACE.

JUANITA WAS LOVED BY MANY AND WILL TRULY BE MISSED.