PIERSON Opal Mae (nee Rice) of Goshen Township. Beloved wife of the late Fred Pierson, loving mother of Elaine (Ron) Hall, Phyllis Pierson and the late Fredy Pierson, caring grandmother of Tricia, Rob, Cheravon and Bryan and great-grandmother of Ryan, Jason, Kristin, Josh, Sydney, Madison and Katelyn, dear mother-in-law of Dianne Pierson. Preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Bertha (nee Barnes) Rice, one sister and one brother.