Pierce Lovett Cline
1927 - 2012
Pierce Cline was a graduate of Emory Academy in 1945 and received an A.A. degree from Oxford College in 1947. Cline, a resident of Oxford from the time he was eleven years old, continued his family’s long association with Oxford College that dated back to the 1800s. Cline served on the Science and Mathematics Building Committee, the Student Center Committee, and the Long Range Planning Committee. He also established the Cline Family Music Scholarship Endowment in 1984. Cline contributed to the construction of the Cline Tennis Center and the surfacing of ten tennis courts in 1974. He also served on the Oxford College Board of Counselors, which honored him with its Carr Chandler Award for Outstanding Contribution to Oxford College.
Cline was a real estate developer early in his career. He designed and developed high quality residential communities that have stood the test of time, such as Deerfield, River Cove, and River Cove Meadows in Newton County.
Devoted to his community, Cline was a founding member of the Covington Kiwanis Club, benefactor of the Cline Scholars, and was on numerous committees in Allen Memorial United Methodist Church, including the parish relations committee.
An avid outdoorsman, Cline hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine at the age of 60. He was a Boy Scout leader prior to getting married and having children. He and his wife, Margie traveled all around the world, from the Amazon rainforests to the Baltic Coast, the last trip before he passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Cline is remembered for his gentle nature, his “can-do” sprit, and his visionary intellect; but most of all, for his generosity, kindness, and devotion to his family and community.
Cline was a real estate developer early in his career. He designed and developed high quality residential communities that have stood the test of time, such as Deerfield, River Cove, and River Cove Meadows in Newton County.
Devoted to his community, Cline was a founding member of the Covington Kiwanis Club, benefactor of the Cline Scholars, and was on numerous committees in Allen Memorial United Methodist Church, including the parish relations committee.
An avid outdoorsman, Cline hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine at the age of 60. He was a Boy Scout leader prior to getting married and having children. He and his wife, Margie traveled all around the world, from the Amazon rainforests to the Baltic Coast, the last trip before he passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Cline is remembered for his gentle nature, his “can-do” sprit, and his visionary intellect; but most of all, for his generosity, kindness, and devotion to his family and community.