Cecil Pierson
November 28, 1913 ~ November 22, 2012
Cecil G. Pierson age 98 of Nashua, died Thursday, November 22, 2012, at the Clarksville Skilled Nursing and Rehab.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 26, 2012, at the United Methodist Church in Nashua with Pastor Okitakoyi Lundula presiding. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Nashua, with Russell Brymer, Jeff Brymer, Tim Tyler, Ted Tyler, Ken Kilby and Jerry Mellody serving as pallbearers.
Friends may greet the family 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 25, 2012, at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in Nashua. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
Cecil Guy Pierson was born November 28, 1913, in rural Chickasaw County, IA, the son of Guy and Jennie (Huffman) Pierson. He received his education in rural country schools and was a graduate of the Nashua High School in 1931. As a young man he learned to farm along-side his father. On December 25, 1961, at the United Methodist Church in Nashua, he married Olive Marie Tolle. Olive had a young son, Lloyd, from a previous marriage and he was adopted by Cecil. The couple had no more children.
Cecil lived and farmed east of Nashua for many years and retired into town, later in life. Cecil was also a bus driver for several years. In 1967, they moved to Charles City where Cecil began working in maintenance for the former Salisbury Chemical Company. He fully retired in 1979. His wife, Olive, died on October 20, 1998, just shy of her 75th birthday.
Cecil had a lifelong love of farming and made his yearly ‘crop checks’ with his son and daughter-in-law. He also enjoyed automobiles and tractors, especially Farmall's and Allis-Chalmers. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Little Brown Church. He was an avid Chicago Cubs and NASCAR Fan.
Survivors include one son, Lloyd (Linda) Pierson of Charles City; two grandchildren, Clinton L. Pierson of Big Lake, MN and Kelley Pierson of Nashua; three sisters-in-law, Nelda Shepherd of Charles City, Mabel Chudyk of Canada and Lillian Swain of Newton, IA.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and granddaughter, Jenny Marie Pierson.
Thoughts and prayers are with Cecil’s family. He was a classmate of my mother, Luma Bullock. She spoke of him numerous times. Luma passed away June 12, 2012. Alan R. Bullock
To a great uncle, father & friend. Always there when needed. He will be missed. Jim, Cathy Shepard & Family
Sending our sympathy to Cecil’s family. Cecil drove our school bus when I was in high school and he was a very nice and very kind man. I did some house work for Olive and Cecil a few years later, will never forget their ‘bird’ in the cage!! They both were such good people!! May God be with all of you always. Sandy (Hicok) & Jim Miller
Thoughts and Prayers are with Cecil’s family during their loss. So sorry Lloyd n Linda, Clint and Kelley.