Danny L Pierce

Danny L. Pierce, age 60, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at his home in Elizabeth, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Internment of his cremated remains and military rites will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery at a later date. A memorial fund has been established in Danny’s memory.

Danny was born October 21, 1947 to Leland and Hazel (Downs) Pierce, Jr in Freeport, Illinois. He attended the Stockton High School and graduated with the Class of 1965. Danny then attended the Morrison Institute of Technology where he studied drafting. Upon graduation from Morrison Institute of Technology, Danny served his country in the United Stated Air Force for four years. He married Becky L. Arnold on October 5, 1968 at the Methodist Church in Elizabeth. After he was discharged from the Air Force, he was employed at the Savanna Army Depot for thirty years. Following retirement, Danny worked part-time for the Whitmer Body Shop in Elizabeth. In his leisure time, he enjoyed golf, camping and carpentry.

Danny will be dearly missed by his wife, Becky; two daughters, Calista Christensen of Portland, Oregon and Allison Pierce of Scottsdale, Arizona; his parents, Leland “Bud” (Hazel) Pierce of Stockton, Illinois; a brother, Gary Pierce of Island Lake, Illinois; three sisters, Connie Finn of Abilene, Texas, Cathy Brandenberg of Freeport, Illinois and Sharen Malicker of Barrington, Illinois; mother-in-law, Evelyn Arnold of Elizabeth, Illinois; and many nieces and nephews.

Danny was preceded in death by an infant son, Aaron.