- Date Of Birth: December 11, 1930
- Date Of Death: September 2, 2022
- State: Idaho
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Arthur Melvin Pierce, 91, a resident of Gooding, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Bennett Hills Care Center in Gooding.
Art was born on December 11, 1930 in Arroll, Missouri, the son of Arthur and Flossie Pierce. His family moved to Gooding, Idaho in 1942.
Art entered the U.S. Air Force in 1948 serving through 1955. He later served with the Idaho Air National Guard.
Art married Antonia Mary Gonzales on August 2, 1952 in Gooding, Idaho. They made their home in Blackfoot, Idaho; several cities in Oregon; and in 1967 moved to Long Beach, California to work as a lineman in the Navy shipyards.
He and his family moved back to Boise where he was a lineman on the mobile crew for Idaho Power until 1974 when the family moved to Caldwell, Idaho. He continued as a lineman until 1976 when the family moved to Salmon, Idaho where he worked as a Trouble man for Idaho Power until he retired in 1994. He and Toni moved back to Gooding where he has since resided.
Art had been an active member of St.
Art is survived by: his son – Mark (Judith) Pierce of Saint Helens, Oregon; his sister – Cora Smith of Gooding; three grandchildren – Heather (Peter) Whitaker, Donovan Pierce and Chase Pierce; and two great grandchildren – Rose Redford and Piper Jane Pierce.
He was preceded in death by: his wife – Antonia “Toni” Pierce; one son – William Joseph Pierce; one daughter – Denise Freeman; six brothers – Beryl, Wayne, Dale, Clyde, Frank and Dwight; and two sisters – Lorene Ulbing and Elsie Chandler.
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