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From the funeral program: REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF... Milton Alvin Pierce was born June 20, 1925, near Pelican Rapids, the son of Leroid and Gertrude (Brown) Pierce. He attended country school and worked on area farms. Milton also drove truck for a construction company. In 1944 he joined the United States Army and was wounded in April of 1945 in the Battle of the Bulge. In December of 1945 Milton married Edvina Johnson. He worked in the Ford Garage in Pelican Rapids before moving to Pasco, Washington. In 1962 Milton married Fredah Turner and she died in April of 1999. In November of 1999 he married Lil Malone. On Wednesday, June 4, 2003 Milton passed away at the VA Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota at the age of 77 years. He is survived by his wife: Lil Pierce of Chandler, Oklahoma; 2 sons: Milo (Carolyn) Pierce and Milton Pierce, Jr., both of Vergas, MN; 2 daughters: Ann Louise (Frank) Spanjer of Tacoma, Washington and Cindy (Gerald) Smoot of Kennewick, Washington; 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchiidren; a sister: Fern (Clifford) Hanson of Vergas; 2 step-daughters: Gay Lynn Cowan and Paula Lacefield of El Reno, Oklahoma; and 4 step- grandchridren. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife: Fredah. Blessed Be The Memory Of Milton Pierce IN LOVING MEMORY OF Milton Pierce June 20, 1925 June 4, 2003 SERVICE Wednesday - June 11, 2003 - 2:00 p.m. First Congregational Church, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota CLERGY Rev. Dorothy Ross, Rev. Jen Sandstrorn Elder Barnard and Elder Penrod MUSIC Organist - Anne Schroeder Pro. — “Old Rugged Cross” #195 Rec. — “Battle Hymn Of The Republic” Insert Soloist - Laura Hagen Accompanist - Nita Velo “Down In The Valley” “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder” HONORARY PALLBEARERS All His Grandchildren and Ronald Brown ACTIVE PALLBEARERS Dewey Barnes, Bill Moberg, Dale Pierce Maynard Pierce, Tim Pierce, Mike Ross MILITARY HONORS VFW Post # 5252, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota FINAL RESTING PLACE East Lake Lida Cemetery, Vergas, Minnesota |