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Robert S. Pearce

Robert S. Pearce, 79, of Fort Wayne, IN, and with ties to Huntington, IN, died Monday, March 8, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Mr. Pearce worked many years for the federal government. He also worked in a naval shipyard and did basic overhauls on submarines.

He was born on May 5, 1941, in Portsmouth, VA, to Joseph and Sally Swindell Pearce.  He married Era Anderson. She survives.

Additional survivors include two sons, Robert, Jr. “Bobby” (Debra) Pearce, of Chesapeake, VA, Charles “Chuck” (Tina) Pearce, of Seattle, WA; one daughter, Katherine “Paige” (Scott) Humphrey, of Huntington; one brother, Jim (Carol) Pearce, of Chesterfield, MO; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

There will be no calling or services. A private burial will be at a later date.

McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home, 715 N. Jefferson St., Huntington, is in charge of arrangements.

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