Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pierson, Robert Leon 2002 ************************************************ 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 May 28, 2011, 9:32 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2003 Robert Leon Pierson Dec. 28, 1914 – Dec. 20, 2002 The family invites you to a Celebration-of Life Service to be held on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003 at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Ionia. We invite all to share a favorite memory of Leon, either in writing or verbally, at the service or during the fellowship time immediately following in the Church Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make donations to the: First United Methodist Church Building Fund or Soup Kitchen, 105 E. Main Street, Ionia, MI 48846 (Please note in memo: In memory of R. Leon Pierson for the fund of your choice); Court House Clock, checks to Ionia County Treasurer, Ionia County Court House, Ionia, MI 48846 (Please note in memo: In memory of R. Leon Pierson for the Court House Clock); or the charity of your choice. A lifelong resident of Ionia, Leon graduated from Ionia High School in 1932 and completed 3 years at Michigan State College. He was a professional fruit grower, owning and operating Pierson’s Orchard north of Ionia for over 50 years. He was active in several professional horticulture societies, and committed to enhancing fruit production and promotion in Michigan. For 30 years he was an active participant in a Polish Fruit Specialist exchange program. He was a very active member of the First United Methodist Church of Ionia and the Ionia community. His passionate hobbies were hunting and fishing the Great Lakes. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/pierson12586nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb