Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pierson, Edith R. (Robertson) 1956 ************************************************ 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 27, 2010, 11:21 pm Ionia Daily Sentinel, 20 Jul 1956 Services for Mrs. R. L. (Edith) Pierson, who died Thursday morning when her car struck a tree on the Stage road, will be held from the First Methodist church Monday at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be at the Woodard Lake cemetery. The body will be at the Boynton funeral home until the services. Mrs. Pierson was born January 10, 1889 in Ronald township, the daughter of William D. and Martha J. Robertson. She married Roland L. Pierson, December 25, 1913 and the couple operated the Pierson orchards for many years. They recently built a new home in Ionia where they were residing. Mrs. Pierson was a member of Queen Esther chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and attended and was active in the First Methodist church. She is survived by her husband, a son, R. Leon Pierson, three grandchildren, Ronnie; Gina and Kathryn; a brother, Ray D. Robertson of Ronald township. A sister, Mrs. Sadie Adele Cook, died in 1953. A memorial fund will be established for the children’s department of the church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/pierson4819nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb