Ethel Pierrie

Funeral service will take place at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 11, 2012 at Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 721 Johnson Street. Pastor Rodrick Smith will officiate with interment in East Lawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Evans & Browne's Funeral Home, 441 N. Jefferson Ave, on Thursday from 2:00 until 8:00 p.m. Ethel M. Pierrie, devoted wife & mother, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the age of 89 years. She was born to Earl Thompson & Clara Hamm Thompson March 9, 1923 in Yalobusha County Mississippi. She accepted Christ at any early age. She was a graduate of M.I. High School in Holly Springs, MS, married James R. Pierrie, and moved to Saginaw, MI in 1946. To that union, two sons were born; Levon & Herbert Pierrie. She joined and was an active member of Zion Baptist Church. She was a long-term member of the Gospel Choir, the Matrons’ and Sunday School Departments, and former member of the Cordelia Chapter 48-Order of Eastern Star. Secondary to her faith in God was her core value of helping people. She holds Life and Heritage Awards as a member of the N.A.A.C.P. She also was an active member/supporter of: O.I.C.M.S., Mother’s Club for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Senior Citizens of A.A.R.P., Seniors of Buena Vista Twp., a supporter of United Negro College Fund and Southern Christian Leadership Council. She was a long-time contributor to Habitat for Humanity, Martin Luther King Foundation, Rescue Mission, Eastside Soup Kitchen, Southern Poverty Law Center, and other organizations that are too numerous to mention here. In addition to her mother and father, she was predeceased by her husband, James R. Pierrie, brother, James L. Thompson, and adopted God-daughter, Carla Peeples. She leaves to mourn her loss her two dear sons, Levon (Barbara) and Herbert Pierrie; God-daughter, Gustavia Peeples; and sisters-in-law; Susie Lee Thompson, Marsha Williamson, Ocerene Green, and Reather Pierrie. Also mourning her loss are Dearest Friends, Minnie Reese, Margie Moore and Rebecca Rencher, a dear Friend, Shirley Kennedy, along with other relatives, friends, and acquaintances too numerous to mention here.

Ethel Pierrie

March 9, 1923 - May 1, 2012