Age 78, Lawton - Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Monday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Randy Thomason, officiating. Mr. Pierce died Friday at his home. Burial will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery. He was born March 25, 1930 in Rush Springs, Oklahoma to Emory Joseph and Verdia (Williamson) Pierce. He attended school in Rush Springs. In 1947 he enlisted in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He married Ora Fay Carter on February 5, 1951 in Henrietta, Texas. She died September 16, 2000. He owned and operated Pierce and Son Plumbing, Heating and Air for over 40 years, until his retirement in 2007 due to ill health. He was a member of Park Lane Church of Christ. Survivors include his sister, Norma Ward and her companion Glen Neal of Duncan; 4 daughters & 3 sons-in-law, Belinda and Bill Arnold, Tonya and Lavon Repp all of Lawton, Kimberly and Durl White of Saginaw, Michigan and Stacy Pierce and her fiancé Rick Bryant of Lawton; 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Debbie Pierce of Cocoa Beach, Florida, Bryan and Traci Pierce and Don and Brenda Pierce all of Lawton; 19 grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Patrick Pierce and an infant son Bruce Pierce. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 5-7 pm.