Betty M. Pierce

November 8, 1928 - June 22, 2019

Betty Pierce, 90, of Wenatchee, passed away on June 22, 2019 following an extended illness. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 2nd, 2:00 pm at Jones & Jones – Betts Memorial Chapel, 302 9th Street, Wenatchee WA. Betty was born in Wenatchee to Louis and Irene Bovee on 11-8-1928. She went to school in Cashmere and graduated from Cashmere High School in 1946. Following high school she attended Metropolitan Business College in Seattle for one year. Following college she worked for National Car Loading and lived in downtown Seattle. She married Raymond Pierce on July 9, 1949 in Cashmere. Her husband Ray was called back to active duty in the Navy during the Korean Conflict and she lived in San Diego while he was on active duty. The moved back to Cashmere in 1951 and they both worked on her father’s apple orchard. In 1959 they purchased an orchard in Rock Island and moved there where they lived until their retirement in 1989. Betty worked in the office of Keokuk Electrometals in Rock Island. She also worked as the bookkeeper for their orchard. She was very active in the Rock Island Community Church, Rock Island Elementary School PTA, and served as a den mother for the Cub Scouts. Following their retirement they moved to Wenatchee. They were active in the First Baptist Church. During their retirement years they traveled to Arizona during the winter in their recreational vehicle. She was living in Blossom Valley Assisted Living home at the time of her death. Betty was preceded in death by her brother, Clifford Bovee, sister, Lucille Currie, and her husband, Ray Pierce. Betty is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Don and Joan Pierce of Manson, her daughter and son-in-law, Cheri and Rocky Latchic of Wenatchee, daughter, Darcy Zook of Oak Harbor; six grandchildren and one great-grandson. Memorials may be given to Confluence Health Homecare and Hospice Services in Wenatchee. Betty’s family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the wonderful staff at Blossom Valley, Wenatchee Hospice, and Central Washington Hospital.