Pierce, Peggy Ruth MARSHALL -- Graveside services for Peggy Ruth Russell Pierce, 75, of Marshall, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 2006, at Algoma North Cemetery, with Father John Himes officiating. Arrangements are by Downs Funeral Home, 4608 Elysian Fields Road. Mrs. Pierce died April 18, 2006, at her residence. Born January 11, 1931, in Marshall, she was a retired lab technician for ICI America and member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Kenneth Pierce and Mike Pierce. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Online sympathies may be made to the family by e-mail at keithadowns@aol.com. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/19/2006.