Karen E. Pierce

The funeral service for Karen E. Pierce will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023, in the Chapel of Temples-Halloran Funeral Home, 5400 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC, 29212 at 2:00 p.m. with The Reverend Eddie Coakley officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and burial will follow in Bush River Memorial Gardens, 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC, 29212. Karen E. Pierce, 66, of Columbia, passed away on January 15, 2023. She was born in Bristol, Virginia, on November 25, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Virginia Griffin Pierce. Karen was a graduate of Airport High School and was a long-serving employee as a General Manager of Maurice’s Restaurant, with over 46 years of dedicated service. Survivors include her step-father: Eulogio Sotelo; sister: Jayne Pierce Goff; brothers: Chris A. Pierce (Alison), Robert A. Pierce (Barbara C), and James “Dink” Pierce; niece: Jessica M. Pierce; nephews: David D. Binnarr, III, Daniel Lee Binnarr, Zachary Jacob Goff, and Gabriel James Pierce; great-nieces: Ashton N. Binnarr, Adalynn B. Binnarr, Aubrey P. Binnarr, Eva Binnarr, and Isla Binnarr; great-nephew: Dutch Lee Binnarr: Cherished Uncle Howard (Dan) Pierce and Aunt Catherine (Cathy) Pierce: many cherished cousins and beloved family furbaby: Sammy. Karen was more than just a daughter, she was a loving, caring, kind, giving, and non-judgmental person that recognized the best in everyone, always giving one hundred percent from her heart in everything she did. She was more than just a friend, but a best friend, more than an employee but strived to be the best employee every day. She was not just a sister but THE best sister and friend. Not just an Aunt to her nieces and nephews but a second mom and a second grandmother to all the great-nieces and nephew. She gave unconditionally. Her passions included Great Cruise Vacations, Sunday and Holiday Family Dinners, The Beach (St. Thomas), Shopping, and making memories with family, friends, and her furbabies. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Karen’s honor may be made to the ASPCA at 127 Humane Lane, Columbia, SC, 29209. Tribute Video