Dale Leon Pierce was born November 9, 1933 in Wynona, Oklahoma to Harry Dale Pierce and Velma Mae Ford.
Graveside Service: 2:00 P.M., Thursday, October 6, 2022, at A.J. Powell Cemetery in Hominy, Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully request donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. (https://alz.org)
Dale spent his early years in Strike Axe, Oklahoma where his Father, Grandfather and Uncles all worked in the oilfield. Dale was an only child, but he enjoyed close relationships with his cousins, Ray Milligan, Jann Mullins, and Kenneth Pierce.
Dale attended Oklahoma State University beginning in 1951. He studied business and was a member of Mu Kappa Tau marketing fraternity.
He married Ina Jo Lambert on July 10, 1958 in Hominy, Oklahoma. They started their married life in Great Bend, Kansas. Dale and Jo welcomed daughter Natalie Kay on December 27, 1960, in Oklahoma City. In 1963 they welcomed a son, Keith Alan on October 15 in Pawhuska.
Dale and his family lived all over Oklahoma and in Arkansas as Dale pursued a wide range of occupations including restaurateur, car dealer, real estate broker, homebuilder and oil and gas landman.
Dale is remembered by those who knew him as kind, generous, and a pleasure to be around.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Dale and Velma Mae (Ford) Pierce; his wife, Ina Jo (Lambert) Pierce; and his son, Keith Alan Pierce.
Dale is survived by his daughter, Natalie Kay Jefferson; grandchildren, Ashley Guzman, Taylor Holland, Jackie Pierce, Evan Jefferson and Jackson Pierce Jefferson; great-grandchildren, Ava Grace Guzman, Ashtyn Rose Guzman, Case Michael Holland and Lane Thomas Holland.
