Funeral services for Ms. Doyle Marie Pierson, 81, of Alexander, AR, formerly of Henderson, will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 at Crawford - A. Crim Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Tommy Marshall officiating. Interment will follow at Laneville Cemetery under the direction of Crawford - A. Crim Funeral Home of Henderson. A memorial service will be held at Indian Springs Baptist Church in Bryant, Arkansas on December 17, 2018 at 10 am.
Family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Ms. Pierson passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born Jan. 21, 1937 in Henderson to the late Curtis and Marguerite (Clay) Little. She graduated from Laneville High School, and retired after working 25 years as a police dispatcher with Henderson Police Department. After moving to Arkansas in 2004, she became an active member of Indian Springs Baptist Church in Bryant, AR and loved being part of XYZ (eXtra Years of Zest) at Indian Springs.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Jack Little.
Survivors include: Brother and sister-in-law: Carl and Elizabeth Little, Mount Enterprise, TX; Daughters and sons-in-laws: Donna and Tracy Riggs, Little Rock, AR, and Jeanna and Mike Fissel, Little Elm, TX; Granddaughters and spouses: Jennifer and Nick Stanford, Little Elm, TX, and Jessica and Claye Raine, Little Rock, AR; Great Granddaughters: Avery Grace Stanford and Sara Keller Raine; Step-Great Granddaughters: Emilee Raine and Ashlee Raine; and numerous nieces and nephews
Pallbearers are Tracy Riggs, Mike Fissel, Nick Stanford, Claye Raine, Kent Little, and Ashley Little. Honorary pallbearers are James Pierson, Ricky Turner, Mica Little, and James Nix.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her honor to the Melanoma Research Foundation to help end this disease are greatly appreciated.
Condolences may be made at www.crawfordacrim.com.