Obituary

Funeral services for Virgal Pierson, 79, of Petersburg will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with John Blythe officiating, assisted by David Buchanan. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery by Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Pierson died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Lockney. He was born March 21, 1930, in Petersburg to W.I. and Ella Pierson. He grew up in Petersburg and attended schools in Lakeview and Petersburg. He married Bobbie Gean Young in Littlefield on Dec. 21, 1947. He was a farmer for 29 years. He worked for Barwise Elevator for 15 years and then worked for National Stations of Texas and the Boll Weevil Eradication Program. He was a member of Southside Assembly of God Church in Plainview for 54 years and a deacon for 35 years. He attended First United Methodist Church in Petersburg. Survivors include his wife; three sons and daughters-in-law, Gerald and Wanell Pierson and Don and Nancy Pierson, all of Midland, and Bob and Chris Pierson of Petersburg; one brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Lenora Pierson of Dumas; two sisters, Stella Helms of Abernathy and Hulda Pierson of Plainview; six granddaughters; and 24 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Linda Sue; his parents; four brothers, Elmer, Joe, D.W., and Bill Pierson; three sisters, Cortez Breeding, Ethel Pierson and Opal Pierson; one granddaughter, Kelly Pierson; and a great-grandson, Mason Emert, are deceased. Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, Food Box Ministry, P.O. Box 190, Petersburg, TX 79250. Condolences may be made online at www.kornerstonefunerals.com.