Pierce, David Ray (1942 - 2023)

PIERCE, PIERCE-ROSE, SWEENEY, GUZMAN, DYE, KLECKNER, JOHNSON, JOHNSON-PIERCE-MOORE, MOORE, BREWER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/8/2023 at 15:56:24

Name of deceased: David Ray Pierce

Aged: 80 yrs, 7 mo, 27 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Dec. 16, 1942; Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Died: Aug. 12, 2023; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Celebration of Life Reception: Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023; Fresh Encounter, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife, Loraine Pierce of Harlan, IA; daughter, Vicki Pierce of Austin, TX; grandchildren, Jayson (spouse, Catherine) Pierce-Rose of Council Bluffs, IA, and Jaynelle Pierce-Rose of Austin, TX; great-grandchildren, Daniel, Caleigh, and Jayce; siblings, Brenda (spouse, Jim) Sweeney of Harlan, IA, Jackie (spouse, Chon) Guzman of Harlan, IA, and Toni (spouse, Harold) Dye of Sheridan, MO; brother-in-law, Norm Kleckner of Castro Valley, CA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, King David Pierce and Evalee Johnson-Pierce-Moore; daughter, Sheri Pierce-Rose; stepfather, Allen Moore; daughter, Sheri Pierce-Rose; sister, Sue Kleckner; nephew, Josh Brewer

Education: Attended grade school in Oakland, CA and high school in Arbuckle, CA

Religious affiliation: Attended Mtn. Ranch Church, Mountain Ranch, CA, where he was baptized in 1999. After his relocation to Iowa, he attended the Assembly of God Church, Harlan, as well as Fresh Encounter Church, Harlan, IA.

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Loraine A. Pierce; April 23, 1965; Castro Valley, CA.

Employment: Employed as a truck driver for most of his career. He began at the Naval Supply Center in Oakland, CA, Senna Trucking Company and Seabring Trucking Company, San Leandro, CA, and Suburban Propane Company. After relocation to Iowa, he drove for Agriland Farm Supply in Harlan in 2000 until he retired in 2009. He then worked there seasonally until 2020 when he fully retired.

Hobbies/Interests: Belonged to the Good Sam’s Camping Club out of Council Bluffs, IA, and traveled to 47 of the 50 states in the U.S.; loved water skiing and all sports; mostly, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

Sources: pauleyjones.com