Jeannene Pierce

Jeannene (Jean) Rymer Pierce departed this life on September 2, 2024 at her
home in Dahlonega, GA. She was born in Harlan, KY. on November 3, 1931 to
Verlin and Fred L. Rymer. She moved with her family to Crandall, GA during her
high school years and graduated with the class of 1949 from Murray County High
School in Chatsworth, Ga. She attended West Georgia College and worked for
several years in Dalton and Atlanta. She married Lt. James R. Pierce and
became an army wife on September 10, 1955. During the next twenty-one years
they lived in several states and one accompanied tour of duty in Germany. After
her husband's retirement from the Army they built their home in Dahlonega where
she lived until her death. She was a member of the Dahlonega United Methodist
Church. Jean was a real estate Agent/Associate Broker in Dahlonega for 19
years. She and her husband owned and operated "Timber and Treasures", a gift
shop on the square in Dahlonega for 16 years.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 67 years, James R
Pierce, sister, Peggy Keith , brothers in law, Amos Ladd Keith, Jr., William Morris
Taylor, J. Paul Kitchens, and sister-in-law Helen Pierce Taylor.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Jim (Tricia) Pierce, Phillip (Lois
Whitley) Pierce, all of Dahlonega, daughter and son-in-law Patti (Tim) Corl of
Franklin, TN, grandchildren Michael (Yasmin) Pierce of Huntington Beach, CA,
Melissa (David) Williams of Washington, DC, Hannah Corl and Pierce Corl of
Nashville, TN, step-granddaughter Annie (Christian) Harris of Evans, GA, great
grandchildren Royal and Hudson Pierce, Josie Williams, Vivienne and Asher
Harris, Casity and Christopher Whitley. Also surviving Jean is her sister, Nancy
Kitchens of Gainesville, GA and other relatives including nieces, nephews and
cousins.

Visitation and a Memorial service will be held on September 14, 2024, at the Dahlonega
Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 9:00am till 11:00am and the memorial service will follow at 11:00 am.

In accordance with Jean’s wishes her body was cremated and following the memorial
service her cremains will be interred at 3:00 pm in the Eton Cemetery in Eton, Ga.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to American Legion Post 239, 132 Legion Rd.,
Dahlonega, GA 30533 (Designated to the maintenance of the veterans cross and flag
memorials that are placed on the streets of Dahlonega several times every year)
or to the charity of their choice.

Those wishing to send on-line condolences may do so at
www.dahlonegafuneralhome.com

Dahlonega Funeral Home, 20 Gibson Rd., Dahlonega, GA 30533, Phone
706-864-3683, is in charge of visitation and memorial service arrangements.

Peeples Funeral Home in Chatsworth, GA Phone 706-695-4634, is in charge of
interment arrangements at Eton, GA cemetery.