Pierson, Harry Frederick
Passed: 1981-02-05
Age: 57
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1981-02-11
Information: Harry Frederick Pierson, 57, of Guadalajara, Mexico, formerly of Ripley, died Thursday in the M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas, following a long illness. Pierson was born in Charleston, a son of the late Charles and Ada Bachtel Pierson. He was a member of the Episcopal Church in Ripley, a Navy veteran of World War II and a retired postmaster with the Ripley Post Office. Surviving: brother, John Pierson, Fairplain; stepbrothers, George F. Rollins, Sandyville, Ardan Rollins, Charleston, Herman Rollins, Circleville, Ohio, Jim Rollins, Baltimore, Md.; stepsisters, Mrs. Dolly Frye of Montpelier, Ohio, Mrs. Faye Brand, Wanda, Minn.; nephews, William A. Hooper, San Antonio, Texas, and Charles Pierson of Ripley; nieces, Kathleen Parker of Fort Myers, Fla., and Lavonne Boggess, Ripley. He was preceded in death by a sister. Services were conducted Sunday in the Fairplain Union Church with the Rev. Carl Chambers officiating. Burail was in the Fairplain Cemetery. Casto Funeral Home, Evans, was in charge of arrangements.