Dora Ellen Roller Pierce

May 29, 1909 - September 25, 2011

Pierce, Dora Ellen, 102, of Frisco, Texas, formerly of Big Stone Gap, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Presbyterian Hospital of Plano in Plano, Texas. She was a lifelong resident of Big Stone Gap. Just after her 100th birthday she moved to Frisco, Texas to make her home with her son, Tom. She and her husband operated L. A. Pierce Grocery in Big Stone Gap for many years. She had a positive influence on the lives of all who knew her. She had great faith and never met a stranger. She was of Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nannie (Elliott) and Elias Roller; her husband, L. A. Pierce; four brothers, Ellery Roller, George Roller, Clyde Roller and Van Roller; and three sisters, Ethel Mullins, Bonnie Williams, and Annabelle Poore. She is survived by her two sons: Jim Pierce and wife, Mildred, of Yorktown, Virginia; and Tom Pierce and wife, Connie, of Frisco, Texas; five grandchildren: Becky Mason and husband, Tommy, of Roanoke, Virginia; Debbie Atkinson and husband, Dexter, of Williamsburg, Virginia; Jim Pierce, Jr. and wife, Cynthia, of Shawnee, Kansas; Tom Pierce, Jr. and wife, Carey, of Frisco, Texas; Julie Nelson and husband, Kevin, of Murphy, Texas; one sister-in-law, Kathleen King, of Richmond, Virginia; 10 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 11:00am until 1:00pm on Saturday, October 1st at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap, VA. The funeral service will follow in the Holding Funeral Home Chapel with Charles Miller officiating. Interment will be at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens immediately after the service. Pallbearers will be family members. To view the obituary and online registry, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the Pierce family.