RUEL L. PIERSON

RUEL PIERSON

MALAD — Ruel L. “Bud” Pierson, 67, San Jose, Calif., a summer resident of Malad, died Sunday in Malad of heart failure.

He was born July 8, 1917, in Plymouth, Utah, to Hemon Leroy and Marvel Alice Hess Pierson. He received his education at Plymouth and Bear River High School. The family later moved to Oakland, Calif.

He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the Navy for four years.

On Nov. 11, 1946, he married Marcia Eleanor Mercer in Reno, Nev. For a time he had worked for Petri Winery in California and later moved to Malad and worked for the Marian Hess Construction Company. He later returned to California and was employed by FMC Food Machinery Co., retiring in 1980. Since his retirement, he had enjoyed traveling and fishing.

He is survived by his wife of San Jose; one sister, Erma McClurg, Seneca, Calif.; one aunt; two nephews; and several cousins, all of the Malad area.

Funeral services will be Wednesday at noon in the Benson-Horsley Funeral Home in Malad. Friends may call today from 8 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday prior to services. Burial will be in the Malad City Cemetery.

Funeral Program

In Loving Memory Of

RUEL L. “BUD” PIERSON

Age 67

Born July 8, 1917 – Plymouth, Utah
Passed Away June 30, 1985 – Malad, Idaho

Funeral Services

Wednesday, July 3, 1985 – 12 Noon
Benson-Horsley Funeral Home
Bishop Marvin Hess, Officiating

Casket Bearers
Dale Thomas
Ervin Allen
Jim Jorgensen
Claude Williams
Barry Peterson
Ferris Hess

Honorary Bearers
Tim Points
Platt Price
Jack Madsen
Tom Points
Mac Smith
Marion Hess
Orvel Hess

Concluding Service
Malad City Cemetery
Dedicatory Prayer – E. Spence Horsley

Military Rites
American Legion, Ernest W. Jones Post No. 65