Marlon E. Pierce, Sr.

Marlon E. Pierce, Sr., 84, of Fordyce died Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. He was born November 12, 1929 in Hampton, Arkansas. Mr. Pierce was an active member and deacon of Beech Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Fordyce and he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He is preceded in death by his parents, James C. Pierce and Lester Riggan Pierce; and his wife, Martha Jo Hawkins Pierce. He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Marlon Jr. and Katie Pierce of Bloomington, IN; one daughter, Susan Pierce of Little Rock; two brothers, James Doyle Pierce of Pine Bluff and Larry B. Pierce of Fordyce; and one grandson, Finn Pierce of Bloomington, IN. Visitation will be Sunday 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Monday at Beech Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Nathan Petty officiating. Burial will follow at Stoney Point Cemetery. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .