PIERCE, Ruth, 81, of the Tampa Bay area, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006. Born in Omaha, Neb., she is survived by son, Phil, Tampa; son, Doug, and wife, Katherine, Tampa; son, John, and wife, Becky, Arizona; and daughter, Ellen "Liz," and husband, Wolfgang, Germany; sister, Patricia, Virginia; grand-children, Jessica and Emily, Tampa, and Wendy, Arizona; and great-grandchild, Zachary, Arizona.