Wayne Pearce

October 25, 1951 - April 5, 2022

Funeral services for Wayne Pearce, 70, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1 PM Friday, April 8, 2022 at Posey Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs with Bro. Joe Perkins officiating. Visitation with family will be at 12:00.prior to the service. Burial will follow in Hughes Springs Cemetery under the direction of Horn-Nail-Haggard Funeral Home of Daingerfield. Wayne proudly served his country with the Seabees in the United States NAVY. For his service, Full Military Honors will be presented by the American Legion in Post 351 of Hughes Springs. Wayne was born on October 25, 1951 in Bakersfield, CA to Russell and Lorraine Pearce. He passed away on Tuesday morning, April 5, 2022 in a Tyler Hospital. A skilled tradesman, Wayne worked for many years as a phone tech for Volt Communications as well as , Manek Energy, Summitt Technologies, Plant Process Fabrication and currently American Legend Aircraft . He was a member of Posey Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs. Family was important to him. One thing anyone who knew him will always remember is his love for being a "jokester" and loved to go and have fun, just spending time with Sallee. Wayne collected antiques and many things. He is preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Sandy Gammil. He is survived by his loving wife, Sallee Pearce of Sulphur Springs; son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Marla McCord of Hughes Springs; grandchildren, Lacy Wolfe and husband Jimmy, Lauren Vaughan and husband Daniel, Linzy Johnson and husband Landon, Chloe McCord and fiancé' Kyle Cory; and 10 great grandchildren. The family asks that memorials be made in honor of Mr. Pearce to Posey Baptist Church, 4620 Farm Road 71 West, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 or Veal Switch Baptist Church, 3393 TX- 11, Hughes Springs, TX 75656.