Betty L. Pierce, 98, died March 18, 2019. She was the wife of the late Alfred E. Pierce.

Born in Northampton, she was a daughter of the late Stanley C. and Carrie A. Smith.

She was a 1938 graduate of Northampton High School and was the class salutatorian. She graduated from Drexel University in 1942 as a trained nutritionist.

She was a seventh generation member of Zion Stone United Church of Christ, Northampton.

She is survived by three children, Alfred S., Christy Ann and John H. Pierce; four grandchildren, Diane O’Brien with Shawn, Steven Pierce with Krysten, Jaclyn Pierce and Rodney R. Scheckler; and five great-grandchildren, Declan and Cormac O’Brien, Noah and Ruth Pierce and Nicholas R. Scheckler.

Services are private and at the convenience of the family.

Contributions may be made to the Alfred E. Pierce Fund for the Department of Economics and Business, c/o Office of Development, 307 Markle Hall, Lafayette College, 730 High St., Easton, 18042.

Arrangements were made by Schisler Funeral Home Inc., Northampton.