Graveside services for DeWitte Miles Pierson, 80, will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Rose-Neath Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Kendall Docter. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Bossier City.
Mr. Pierson was born Aug. 2, 1932, in Amherst and died April 29, 2013, in Shreveport, La.
He served his country in the United States Air Force.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Harvey and Florence Pierson; brothers: Donald, Duane, James and Frank Pierson; and sister, Carrie.
Mr. Pierson is survived by his wife, Julia Hendrix Pierson; brother, Warren Pierson and wife, Judy; numerous nieces and nephews and special great niece, Laura Carlson, in the Pierson family; sister-in-law, Reba Flynn and husband, Charles; nephew, Doug Flynn and wife, Suzie; and remarkable great-nephews, Craig and Matthew Flynn.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Barksdale United Methodist Church or to the charity of your choice.