Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Pierce, Clifford Vernon July 14, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle,  July 28, 2004
     Clifford Vernon Pierce, 80, a former resident of The Dalles, died July 
14, 2004.
     He was born May 9, 1924 in Big Fork, Mont.
     He served stateside in the U.S. Navy as a pharmacist’s mate third class 
in the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1942 to 1945.
     He married Beverly Hopey in 1950 and was employed by Pacific Power and 
Light Company in various management positions in Washington and Oregon until 
retiring in 1982.
     He and his family moved to The Dalles in 1967 and he and his wife lived 
here until the late 1970s. During that time he was manager of the local PP&L 
office.
     While living in The Dalles he was actively involved in the Windbaggers 
and was instrumental in helping to start it. He belonged to the Elks, The 
Dalles Country Club and Fowl Fellows. He served on the planning commission and 
worked on The Dalles Rodeo and parade.
     He is survived by his wife, Beverly; sons, Thomas, Troutdale; and Gary, 
Vancouver, Wash.; daughter, Linda Richardson, Poulsbo, Wash.; and Darla 
McConnell, Madras; a brother, Dale Pierce, Klamath Falls; a sister, Lois 
Covington, Kennewick, Wash.; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.  
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. 


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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