WILMINGTON — William Thomas Pearce Jr., 73, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. He was born May 9, 1947, in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of the late William Thomas Pearce Sr. and Flora Mae Sebeck Pearce.
Mr. Pearce was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He also served his local community as a firefighter for over 20 years.
Mr. Pearce is survived by his wife, Betty Irene Pearce; two sons, William Thomas Pearce III and Anthony Pearce, and his wife, Jane Pearce; stepdaughter, Tina Irene Crumpler; stepson, Michael Thomas Crumpler, and his wife, Theresa Nancy Crumpler; two granddaughters, Brittany N. Evens and Sophia Pearce; three grandsons, Joshua, Benjamen and Noah Pearce; stepgrandson, John Thomas Bolles III; step-granddaughter, Andrea Marie Mouzone; step-great-granddaughter, Alexa Marie Rivera; three step-great-grandsons, Ken Nathin Rivera, Kimball Douglas Mouzone and Mandrell Anthony Harris; and one brother, Frederick Pearce.
Private funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 13. Mr. Pearce will be buried in Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville.
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