OAKLAND – Mrs. Jean H. (Hutchinson) Pierce, 91, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Oak Grove Nursing home. She was the loving wife of the late J. Hobart Pierce Jr. with whom she shared 64 years of marriage.

Jean was born January 31, 1930, in Houlton, Maine. She was the daughter of the late Earle M. and Ethel (Adams) Hutchinson.

She was a graduate of Williams High School class of 1948. She was a resident of Oakland for most of her life.

Jean was a telephone operator before her marriage. She also was a house cleaner, seamstress, nurse, and cook for the family. Jean was a loving mother to her 10 children, Sarah, John, William, Edward, James, David, Jennifer, Allen, Katherine, and Peter.

She was an active member at the United Baptist Church in Oakland. She loved working with ceramics, and painting. She did not smoke, drink or swear and treasured the time she spent with her loving family. She was also a member of the Lions Club auxiliary, the garden club and the young mothers club in her younger years.

Jean is survived by her children, Sarah Roy and her husband Gene of Oakland, John H. Pierce, III and his wife Mary of Oakland, William Pierce and his companion Janie Dafonte of Oakland, Edward Pierce and his wife Sandy of Sidney, James Pierce and his wife Cindy of Madison, David Pierce and his wife Bonnie of Oakland, Jennifer Rice and her husband Eric Howe of Industry, Allen Pierce and his wife Karen of Acton, Mass., Kate Cote and her husband Roland of Oakland and Peter Pierce and his wife Gina of Oakland. She is also survived by her 29 grandchildren, her 49 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her loving husband and parents, Jean was predeceased by her two brothers, Earle Hutchinson and Glenn David Hutchinson.

Jean’s graveside service will be in Lakeview Cemetery, 33 Belgrade Ave., Oakland, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 1 p.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.

Arrangements are under the care of the Wheeler Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Oakland, where condolences may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the website at http://www.familyfirstfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to Pine Tree Camp

114 Pine Tree Camp Road

Rome, ME 04963

or the Oakland Public Library

18 Church Street

Oakland, ME 04963

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