Obituary of Anna Florence Pierce

Anna F. Pierce (Sammons), 91, of Hopewell Twp. passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022 peacefully at her home while under the care of Hospice and her family. The family would like to give special thanks to her caregivers; Mary Robinson, Jessica Gandy and Sandy Bivin. The wife of the late Nathaniel Pierce, Sr. who passed away in 1994, she was born in Bridgeton and was the daughter of the late William and Lydia Francis Sammons. She began her career at the Bridgeton Hospital in the Housekeeping Department where from she retired after working 34 years. She was also noted for working those 34 years without taking a sick day while employed at the hospital. She was a member of the former Hopewell Church of God and had also attended the First Church of the Nazarene in Hopewell Twp. She spent the little free time she had attending church and praying for people. She is survived by; her two sons, Nathaniel Pierce, Jr. (Matilda) of Hopewell Twp. and Dennis A. Pierce (Ruth) of Cherry Hill. Besides her husband, Nathaniel, Sr., she was preceded in death by several step-siblings. Funeral services will be held at PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway 77, Upper Deerfield Twp. on Tuesday, March 8th at 11 AM. Interment will take place at Fernwood Memorial Park in Hopewell Twp. Friends and relatives will be received at the funeral home from 10 AM to 11 AM prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations can be made in Anna's memory to the First Wesleyan Church, 200 Laurel Heights Drive, Bridgeton, NJ 08302. Written condolences can be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.padgettfuneralhomes.com.