DL Capt. Kay Braxton Pearce Sr.

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

DL Capt. Kay Braxton Pearce Sr.

April 9, 1939 ~ February 8, 2021

 

Word has reached us with news of the passing of Delta Golden Wings member retired Delta pilot Captain K. B. Pearce, age 81.  Captain Pearce joined Delta Air Lines 06-13-1966 and retired with Delta in 1997 based 030/ATL.  He is survived by his wife Elda, his son, his grand- and great grandchildren plus many close friends and aviation colleagues. 

For those wishing to send condolences, whitepages lists a current mailing address for the family as

PO Box 250145, Atlanta, GA 30325-1145.

Please see below and as more news is received we will pass along those updates.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Friends and family have shared this information……………..

 

KB Pearce passed away on Monday Feb. 8th, with his wife Elda by his side.  KB was hired by Delta Airlines in June of 1966 and retired as a Boeing 767 Captain and Line Check Airman on the 31st. of May 1997. KB had 31 years of service with Delta based in Atlanta, Georgia.

      He was on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1960 until 1966.  He was assigned to the Flight Escort Battalion, serving the Pentagon and the Executive Branch in Washington D.C.  Prior to that he was with the 11th Air Assault Division at Fort Benning Georgia from Feb. 63 to Jun 65, where they received some of the first OV-1 Mohawk aircraft when units were being formed.  Capt. Pearce was a gunnery range instructor for armed Mohawks.  He joined the Georgia Guard when he got hired by Delta Airlines. In Feb. of 1970, KB was one of two OV-1 pilots that brought the first two Mohawks to the Georgia Army National Guard.  KB was the commander of the 159th Avn. Co., one of two Mohawk units in Georgia.  Maj. Pearce became 151 Avn. Bn. Executive Officer and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant State Aviation Officer with 26 years of total service.

     KB was the past president of the Mercedes-Benz club of America and the International Gullwing Group. He was an outstanding member of the Make a Wish Foundation. 

     KB was born on April 9th, 1939 at Pearce's community in Franklin County, N.C. to Mavis Hayes Pearce and Aaron Jackson Pearce.  He is survived by his wife Elda, son Kay Braxton Jr., three grandchildren, Kay Braxton III (Kelli), Brandon, Mary Margaret, great granddaughter Kinley Pearce, great grandson James Jones Boswell, brother in law Ronald McFadden (paggie), nephews Brent (Amy) and Timothy McFadden.  There will be a celebration of life at a later date.  The Crossroads Chronicle of Cashiers, N.C. will have an obituary next week.