Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pierce, Evelyn Marie (Veitch) 2001 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net December 4, 2009, 6:59 pm Ionia Sentinel, 3 Oct 2001 Evelyn Marie Pierce was born in Lake Odessa on Oct. 25, 1919, to Robert and Mona Veitch, and passed away on Monday, Oct. 1, 2001. She graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1937 and attended Western State Teachers college. Evelyn was married to ViVerne Pierce on Oct 28, 1939. She was active in school, church and civic organizations her entire life. Evelyn attended Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa and was a member and past officer of the UMW. She had been a member and past president of the Lake Odessa Women’s Club, a member of the VFW Auxiliary Post #4461, the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society, the Lake Odessa Hospital Guild, an active participant in the Red Cross Blood Program, a Friend and Life Member of the Lake Odessa Community Library, the Veitch Historical Society and served as a local election inspector for 35 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, ViVerne in 1987; an infant son in 1941; her brother, Harold Veitch in 1988; and her sister, Virginia Copeland in 2001. Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Sharon (Deane) Durkee; her grandchildren, David (Bernadette) Durkee, Paul Durkee and Lee Ann Gunnett; and her great- grandsons, Benjamin and Joshua Gunnett; several nieces and nephews; and many loving friends. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday at the Koops Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the VFW Post #4461 Auxiliary, the Central United Methodist Church, or the Lake Odessa Community Library. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/pierce1550nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb