Oscar Bruce

1926-2009

Oscar Bruce was born March 18, 1926 and he died at his home in Dyersburg, TN on October 23, 2009. He was a gospel preacher and preached for the Millers Chapel church of Christ for fifty-three years. He was a retired elementary school principal for Dyersburg City School System, a Marine Corps Veteran of World War II having received three purple hearts in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was the uncle of Mrs. Alan E. Highers.

He and his wife Peggy are buried in the Fairview Cemetery, Dyer Co., Dyersburg, TN, section 1, 2, and 3.