William (Bill) T. Peace, age 78 of Forest City went home to be with the Lord, Monday, April 26th, 2010, after a heroic struggle with cancer,. A native of Rutherford County he was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas H. Peace and Bessie Earley Peace, and his sister Betty Peace Ruppe. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp and served in Korea. He retired in 1997 from American Greetings Corporation. He is survived by his wife Ruth Amos Peace; his three children: daughter Amy Peace Brewer and husband Mark Brewer; son William T. (Tommy) Peace Jr. and wife Denean Harrison Peace; daughter Debra Peace; his brother George Franklin Peace and wife Jeanette H. Peace; four grandchildren and a number of brother and sister in-laws, nieces and nephews.