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Submitted: 5/6/11 • Approved: 5/7/11 • Last Updated: 8/11/12 • R522564-G0-S3
Born January 25, 1943, Franklin, Izard County, Arkansas.
Died May 4, 2011, Alteimer, Jefferson County, Arkansas.
Son of Autis Ethridge & Lue Anna Herron Pierson.
Married Beth LeAnn Engle, September 11, 2010.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 6, 2011:
Road crash kills highway worker
Painting truck hit from behind
CORNERSTONE — An Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department employee died Wednesday in a traffic accident while painting lane markings on a state highway in Jefferson County, the Arkansas State Police reported.
Vaughn Pierson, 68, of Mountain Home died after the paint truck in which he was a passenger was hit from behind by a Mack truck belonging to Waste Management Inc. The paint truck was traveling at low speed to paint lane markings on the highway, the state police said.
Pierson was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the 2:20 p.m. accident on Arkansas 88, about a half-mile west of the community of Cornerstone. Both vehicles were traveling west, the state police said.
The crash injured three others. Gary Hester, 33, of Hardy, who was driving the paint truck, and Roderick Gaston, 28, of Pine Bluff, who was driving the Mack truck, were treated at Jefferson Regional Medical Center and released, a hospital spokesman said. Brittney Tillmon, 34, also of Pine Bluff, a passenger in the Mack truck, was listed in fair condition Thursday at the hospital.
The crash underscored the dangers to highway department employees, said Glenn Bolick, adepartment spokesman.
“It’s a tragic accident,” he said. “Our prayers go out to the employee’s family and his coworkers.”
Pierson’s death is the first on-site department death since May 7, 2009, when Mark Abbott, 45, of Conway, a department inspector, died after being crushed by a crane at a construction site in Benton. In June 2008, an employee working in a construction zone in Newport was killed after a vehicle struck him.
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Obituary from Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Service Website:
Funeral Services for Vaughn Pierson of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 2:00 PM Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Fairview Baptist Church in Violet Hill, Arkansas, with Reverend Randy Bailey officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM service time at the church.
Vaughn passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Alteimer, Arkansas at the age of 68. Vaughn was born January 25, 1943 in Franklin, Arkansas, the son of Autis Ethridge and Lue Anna Herron Pierson. He married Beth Engle on September 11, 2010. He worked as a supervisor for the Arkansas Department of Highway & Transportation. Vaughn lived in Mountain Home, Arkansas for many years. He graduated with a degree in agriculture and enjoyed boating and working on his truck.
Vaughn is survived by his wife, Beth; 2 brothers, Drexel (Freda) Pierson of Cabot, AR and Willard (Inez) Pierson of Wichita, KS and sister, Barb (Carl) Gillihan of Donna, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Clayburn Pierson.
Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery with Don Norris, Alex Hester, Brian Hayes, Danny Bradford, Dustin Hall, Mickey Satterwhite and Robert Jackson as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Nady and Gary Bradley.
Memorials may be made to the Gideon's International at www.gideons.org.
Arrangements are by Kirby & Family Funeral and Cremation Services. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com.
(Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves)
Contributed on 5/6/11 by maxparnell
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