(From Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home)Curt Arnold Pierce, 88, of Kansas, OK, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2023 in Siloam Springs, AR. He was born March 21, 1935, in Pineville, MO., the son of Curt Addlee Pierce and Effie Opal Pierce (Letterman).
Curt graduated from High School in 1953. He served in the US. Army and the Korean War. After the Army, he worked as a welder on the Pipeline and, on a farm in Kansas. He worked for the U.S. Corp of Engineers Later in life, he had his own janitorial company and worked on set-up crews for Wal- Mart.
Curt enjoyed traveling around the U.S., Gun shows, watching old Westerns, and spending time at the casino. Curt loved people and loved to joke. He never met a stranger. He loved McDonald's coffee, never met a cup he didn't like.
In addition to his parents, Curt is preceded in death by 2 sons, James and Eric Pierce, sisters: Sharlette, Betty Jo; brothers Benton Lee, and Pheonix Pierce; and a daughter Joyce Ruano. He also had a stillborn son.
He is survived by 5 sons; Mark Allen Pierce (Mandy Jo),of the home, Curt Pierce of Marquette, MI.,Jason Pierce of Neosho, MO, John Pierce of Neosho, MO, Lucas Pierce (Rebecca) of Bluejacket, OK and 2 daughters: Tami Pierce Hollerich of Manhattan, KS (Rodney) and Paula Kidd (Chris) of Pryor, OK, 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Graveside Service will be held 2:00pm, Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
I would like to say as few things about Curt. First of all he was my father. No I was not mentioned in the obituary. I was close to a couple of my brothers mentioned in it as well as a sister when she was alive and several cousins. Curtis name was Claude Arnold until he changed it, which made it hard for me to locate him for many years. But in 1884 my uncle Benton took me to meet him. We met at McDonald's in Bentonville and had a long discussion. He then introduced me as his daughter to his then wife Linda. After that I had a few conversations with my dad, some good some bad. I'm having a hard time with his death because I still don't have closure and I won't ever now. He was not a good father but to 2 of his kids. The rest suffered from his lack of interest. He was not the man he portrayed and does not deserve the respect that he gets from most people. Including the very kids that he abandoned and had no interest in after he left their mother that he impregnated when she was actually a child herself and him married to another women. That women was just 2 yrs older than me. So yes I am his daughter but I have no respect for him.
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