Margery Walker Pearce

Margery Walker Pearce, 66, was born December 18, 1946, in Columbia, SC. Daughter of Margery Walker Pearce and the late Robert Roy Pearce. She Graduated from Dreher High School in Columbia, SC followed by Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC and the University of South Carolina, 1972. In France, she trained at Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne under Anne Willan and Julia Child. Following that, she received a MA in Film and Video from The American University in Washington, DC. Walker was a member of Women in Radio and Television, since 1974. She worked in television, film, and video. In 1979 she was appointed as the first Coordinator of Women's Activities at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and later worked in cultural programming at the Public Broadcasting System, in current events for the ABC affiliate in San Diego, and with Osmond Studios and Charlton Heston in the official documentary of the 1981 inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. Walker Pearce was an avid supporter of the arts and human rights. She was a lifetime member of the Junior League, and began her volunteer work with the newly formed Headstart Program for underprivileged children. She was a member of The National Society of the Colonial Dames, Member of the Assembly in Columbia, SC, and an avid and dedicated volunteer and philanthropist. Walker Pearce influenced and touched so many lives and will be greatly missed by many. She is survived by her devoted and loving husband of more than 40 years, Jack McIver Weatherford, her son Roy Pearce Maybank and his wife, Amanda and their three children, Robert Roy Pearce Maybank, Lavinia Huguenin Maybank, Amanda Rhett Maybank and her daughter Walker Pearce Maybank Buxton and her husband Eddie and their three children, Walker Maybank Buxton, John Edward Buxton Jr. and Ellison Pearce Buxton; her mother, Margery Walker Pearce, two sisters Anne Pearce Baroody (Sam) and Jean Pearce Rentz and nieces and nephews.

"Peace "
Silently trees cast their shadows;
Night and darkness are near.
The Sun goes down slowly
And the time for peace is here.

I love this time of the day
For now my thoughts are clear.
I now can stop and thank the Lord
For putting me right here.

Written by Walker Pearce, Dreher High School, 1962 Literary Year book

A private service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the organization of your choice.