STARKVILLE — Jawaune Lee Pearce, 17, died April 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Graveside service and interment will be held 2 p.m. today at Oktoc Memorial Garden in Starkville. Visitation was Saturday at West Memorial Funeral Home of Starkville.

Mr. Pearce is survived by his mother, Aneisha Wright; father, Derrick Pearce; sister, Bailey Sanders; brothers, JaDerun Pearce, Jessiah Pearce and J’Braylon Hill.