Betty Jane Pierson, 72, of Canonsburg, died at 5:45 a.m.Thursday, December 10, 1998, in Greenery Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Canonsburg. Mrs. Pierson was a member of St. Genevieve Worship Site of St. Patrick's Parish, Canonsburg. She had lived in Canonsburg for the past 45 years. She was a homemaker. On June 7, 1947, she married Fernal Pierson, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Joseph Allen Pierson of Houston and David Arthur Pierson of Canonsburg; one daughter, Rae Ann Boyle of Meadow Lands; two sisters, Bernice Roberts of Westminster, Md., and Donna Plance of Georgetown; five grandchildren, Michele Lynn Humphreys and Lisa Marie Humphreys, Patrick Douglas Boyle and Frank Lesjak Jr. and Nicholas Lesjak; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased in addition to her parents are two brothers, Allen and George Land; and one sister, Fern Toward. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Friday, December 11, 1998Betty Jane Pierson
Canonsburg residentfor the past 45 years
She was born May 18, 1926, in Oakdale, a daughter of George Rudolph and Margaret Blair Land.