Frank & Bright Funeral Home

Clara Pierson

May 1st, 1937 - May 21st, 2015

   Clara Mae Pierson, age 78, of Flora, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 21, 2015.

   Clara was born on May 1, 1937 in Marion County to Frank and Bertha (Sutton) Felty.  She married Earl Kent Pierson on August 6, 1954 in Flora and together they celebrated 60 years of marriage.  Clara was a long time and active member of the First Baptist Church in Flora, and was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Business and Professional Women, Home Extension, and the Red Hat Society.  She operated a ceramic shop for several years as well as a jean shop.  Clara found joy in needlepointing, drawing, and painting, and her love of flowers and gardening led her to work many years for the Flora Greenhouse and Lucille’s Flower Shop.  She also loved to travel and enjoyed taking cruises whenever possible.

   She is survived by her husband: Earl Kent Pierson of Flora; daughter: Rebecca (Rick) Williams of Decatur; son: Michael Kent Pierson of Atlanta, GA; 4 grandchildren: Elizabeth Pearce of Flora, Jarred (Patricia) Pearce of Mt. Vernon, IN, Hayley Pearce (Gerald Hayes) of Charleston, and Lacy Scales of Flora; 7 great-grandchildren: Jonas Murphy, Carson Hayes, Audrey Hayes, Anna Pearce, Julian Scales, Laurel Hayes, and Zoey Pearce; along with several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant child, 3 brothers: Roy, Glen, and Frank Felty, and 3 sisters: Esther Armstrong, Audrey Moore, and Marjorie Makarczyk.

   A funeral service for Clara Pierson will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 25, 2015, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, with Pastor Charles Warger officiating.  Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora.  Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, May 24, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home.  Memorial donations may be given to First Baptist Church or Clay County Cancer Crusaders and will be accepted at the funeral home.  To share a condolence, visit www.frankandbright.com.