Ruth E. Pierson (67) of Louisville

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Published on March 28 2016 8:03 am

Ruth E. Pierson, 67, of Louisville died Friday, March 25, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 29, at 3pm at Frank and Bright Funeral Home in Flora with Gary Barbee officiating. Interment will follow in Red Brush Cemetery in Louisville. A visitation will be from 2-3pm Tuesday. Memorials to the American Diabetes Association.

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Ruth was born October 4, 1948, in Effingham, to Elbert and Ruby (Stanfield) Pierson. Ruth was charismatic, caring, fun-loving and lived life to the fullest. She enjoyed gardening, mowing, spending time with her family, traveling and lending a helping hand. Ruth was retired from AT&T where she held a variety of management positions in engineering, marketing and operations. She had an Associate Degree in Business from Elgin Community College, Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Business from Northern Illinois University.

She is survived by a special friend: Kay Garvin of Louisville; 7 siblings: Margaret Wood of Flora, Betty (Martin) Plemmons of Louisville, Nancy Weidner of Louisville, Janice (Don) Oliver of Evansville, Indiana, William (Frieda) Pierson of Rome, Georgia, Darrell (Janet) Pierson of Iola, and John (Linda) Pierson of Louisville; 13 nieces and 10 nephews; along with several great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by 4 siblings: Martha, Eugene, Phillip, and James; and a niece: Tammy Pierson Lewis.