Amanda Pierce of Georgetown, Texas passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015. For 85 years, Amanda showered her friends and family with love and care. She was born on June 21, 1929 in Marshall, Texas to Edgar H. and Fawn Baldwin Allen. She grew up in Marshall during the Great Depression and World War IIevents that greatly shaped her lifeand graduated from Marshall High School. She attended Texas State College for Women (now Texas Women's University), majoring in education; she graduated with a B.A. degree in primary education in 1950. While in college, Amanda met J. Rush Pierce on a blind date and immediately fell in love; the two married on June 10, 1951 and remained married for 63 years. Amanda taught in the Marshall and Dallas public schools until her first child Rush Jr. was born; afterwards she became a full-time mother. Three more sonsBen, Frank, and Scottfollowed. She and Rush lived in Birmingham, AL, Jacksonville, FL, Dallas, TX, before moving to Arlington, TX, where they raised their family and lived for 40 years. After retirement, Amanda and Rush moved to Granbury, TX and also maintained a summer home in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Amanda spent much time in the out of doors; she loved hiking, camping, and canoeing. She became an expert in wildflower identification and served as docent at River Legacy Park in Arlington, at Greenhills Environmental Center in Dallas, and with the Arlington Public Schools Nature Trails Program. Along with Rush, she led nature tours in the mountains near Red River, NM. She was skilled in needlework, and often worked on projects for grandchildren and great grandchildren. Amanda loved professional baseball, especially the Texas Rangers, and could often be found at the ball park on opening day. Throughout her life, she volunteered, especially working with small children. She was a volunteer teacher in the Arlington Public Schools and the Granbury Public Schools and volunteered at Granbury Head Start and the Red River Library. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Arlington, Acton United Methodist Church in Granbury, and San Gabriel Presbyterian Church in Georgetown. Most of all Amanda is remembered for the time she spent with family and friends. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and had many close friends wherever she went. Amanda was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar H. and Fawn Baldwin Allen, and her brother Edgar H. Allen, Jr. She is survived by her husband, J. Rush Pierce, son Rush Pierce Jr. and wife Diane Goodwin, son Ben Pierce and wife Marlene Tyrrell, son Frank Pierce, son Scott Pierce and wife Treah Pierce, and multiple grandchildren and great grand children. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Camp John Marc (https://www.campjohnmarc.org/) or Red River NM Community House (http://www.redrivercommunityhouse.org/). A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 10th at San Gabriel Presbyterian Church in Georgetown. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12th at Scottsville Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas under the direction of Ramsey Funeral Home.