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Longtime Ventura resident Bobby Dale Pierce died Friday following a lengthy illness. He was 62.
Pierce was born Sept. 22, 1938, in Marietta, Okla., and lived in Ventura County for 46 years.
He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War and was a truck driver for 20 years. He enjoyed singing, taking walks and collecting John Wayne memorabilia.
Pierce is survived by his wife, Mildred, of Ventura; three daughters, Loretta Smith of Oxnard, Barbara Corripio of Port Hueneme and Michelle Pierce of Texas; a stepson, Don Ray Boyd of Kansas, and a stepdaughter, Cindy Dekens of Nevada; three brothers, Ronnie, Lonnie and Charles Pierce; and nine grandchildren.
A visitation is planned from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Joseph P. Reardon Funeral Home in Ventura, and the funeral will be held at the same location at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will follow at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society.
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