Leroy Kauffman Pierce
December 6, 1924 - September 10, 2010

Leroy Kauffman Pierce MORNING SUN, Iowa - Leroy Kauffman Pierce, 85, of Morning Sun, died September 10, 2010, at his home. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at the First United Presbyterian Church in Morning Sun. The Rev. Mel Miller will officiate the service. Burial will take place in Elmwood Cemetery in Morning Sun. Military rites will be provided at the funeral by the American Legion of Morning Sun and Oakville and the VFW of Wapello. Family and friends will gather for a lunch and fellowship at the church following the burial. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 13, 2010, at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home, Morning Sun; where family will meet with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the benefit of the First United Presbyterian Church, the American Legion, and the Morning Sun Community Ambulance Service. Leroy was born on December 6, 1924, to LeRoy and Gertrude Kauffman Pierce. He was a lifelong resident of Morning Sun. He graduated from Morning Sun High School in 1942. He served in World War II in the 80th Division of Patton's Army in France. He was captured during active duty and was a POW in Germany for nine months. After the war, he returned to Iowa and graduated from Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, where he was a member and the first Worthy Master of Epsilon Nu Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He graduated from Cincinnati College of Embalming in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1950. Leroy married Nancy Peter of Monmouth, Ill., on Oct. 4, 1952. She preceded him in death in 2005. Leroy worked at Pierce Furniture with his father and his two sons, Dave and Curt, in the furniture and funeral businesses. He was a member of the Morning Sun Lions Club, First United Presbyterian Church in Morning Sun (where he served as an elder), the Hayes Scott Post 112 of the American Legion in Morning Sun and the Masonic Lodge No. 5 A.F. amp; A.M. of Wapello. He served as the Republican County Chairman for Louisa County and was a founding member of the Keck Men's Chorus and the Indian Hills Golf and Country Club. Leroy enjoyed golf, hunting and visiting with people. He was the 4th of July Frog Jump chairman for many years and was recognized as the first Citizen of the Year in Morning Sun along with Cleora McClurkin. He is survived by his sons, David (and Carol) Pierce of Morning Sun, Dwight (and Barbie) Pierce of Conway, Arkansas, and Curtis (and Linda) Piece of Columbus Junction; his grandchildren, Cole (and Melissa) Pierce of Chicago, Tiffany Pierce and her fianc�'©, Levi Sheppard, of Vacaville, California, Jared Pierce of McMinnville, Oregon, Livvy and Sam Pierce of Conway, Arkansas, and Justin and Rachel Pierce of Columbus Junction. And three great-grandchildren, Ethan and Adel Pierce and Cain Tillman, all of Chicago. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two grandchildren, Joshua Pierce and Carolyn Pierce; and his sister, Charlotte Ann Gibson.

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