Mildred Sikes Pierce

August 2, 1922 - May 2, 2020

North Augusta, SC – Private Graveside Services for Mildred Sikes Pierce, 97, who entered into rest May 2, 2020, will be conducted in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Rev. Andy Menger officiating. Mrs. Pierce was a native of North Augusta, having made it her home until moving to Camelia Walk Assisted Living in 2013. Ms. Pierce was the first “Miss North Augusta” in the late 1930s. She worked at Bedingfield & McCutcheon Accounting for 34 ½ years until her retirement, and assisted her husband Bill with their many real estate ventures. Mrs. Pierce was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of North Augusta. Mildred and Bill traveled extensively and enjoyed spending weekends at their home in the country. Her quick wit and matter of fact nature were well known to many, as well as her love and devotion for her family and friends. Mrs. Pierce was preceded in death by her parents, William and Kathryn Sikes, her husband of 72 years, William Pierce, her son, W. Wallace Pierce, and her sisters, Juanita Mackey, Ida Kendall, Billie Tabb, Doris Dunn-Thomsen, and JoAnn Foster. Survivors include her brother James (Joyce) Sikes, brother in law Jack Kendall, many nieces and nephews, and her dedicated caregiver of the last three years, Monique Cummings. Memorials may be made to Molly's Militia, PO Box 6816, North Augusta, SC 29861.