METROPOLIS, Ill. — Deanna Jo Pierce, 36, of Metropolis died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at her home.

A memorial service will be held Friday, November 9, 2012, at 4 p.m. at the Ohio Valley Baptist Church, located at 516 Girard St. in Metropolis, with Pastor Brian Braden officiating.

Mrs. Pierce was born Oct. 4, 1976.

Survivors include one daughter, Charle Jo Wheeler and husband Bobby; one grandson, Benjermin Alexander Wolfe; her mother and stepfather, Sherry and Cecil Hall; two sisters, Paula Hall and Jackie Oliver, and one brother, Nathaniel Hall.

She was preceded in death by her son, Benjermin “Lane” Wolfe; her husband, Brad Pierce; her father, Lawrence Stewart; her brother, Bobby Earl Springs; paternal grandparents, Lawrence and Catherine Stewart, and her maternal grandparents, Odel and Lucy Bell Henson.

Memorials may be made in the form of contributions to the education fund for Benjermin Alexander Wolfe, c/o City National Bank, 423 Ferry St., Metropolis, IL 62960; or to Hope Unlimited, P.O. Box 717, Metropolis, IL 62960.

 Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.