Roger Arnold Pierson (Butch) was born the youngest of 6 children to Otto Emerson Pierson and Florence Emma Rogers on November 22, 1940. He grew up in Conway Township in Livingston County, MI. The house and barn were built by his great grandfather Worden in the 1890s and although he was born in Howell, MI, his siblings all were born on the farm. The children grew up there and graduated from Fowlerville High School, Roger in the class of 1959.

He was married to Carol Ann Miller for 30 years and they had 3 children together. He worked the fields on the family farm and raised and milked cows. He and the family took vacations traveling to many places out west where he fell in love with Colorado and eventually moved there, working on a farm in northern Colorado. After their divorce, Roger met his life partner, Ellie Johns, in March 1991. Upon retiring he spent winters with Ellie in Harlingen, TX and summers in Colorado. Among his hobbies were woodworking, gardening, and painting.

Roger was an outdoorsman, taking time to hunt and fish in Michigan and go with friends on trips to hunt in Colorado, Idaho, and Montana. After selling the cows in Michigan, Roger drove a milk tanker and later drove his truck transporting RVs to various places around the country.

Preceding Roger in death are his parents, Otto and Florence Pierson, sisters Bethel Desmond, Donna Albert, and Lois Ann Whipple and brothers George (Pete) Pierson and Otto Emerson Pierson, Jr.

He is survived by his life partner, Ellie Johns, children: Brenda Pierson, Bruce (Mary Ann) Pierson, Halsey (Sherry) Pierson, Doreen Warrender, Dave (Vicki) Warrender, and Dan (Sally) Warrender: 6 grandchildren: Robert (Twila) Pierson, Stephanie (Rich) Pierson, Jessica Bergum, Karli and Kyle Warrender, and Joseph Ecklar: 9 great grandchildren: Hailey, Caitlin, Nicholas, Roger, Riley, Andrew, Brendan, Annie and Donovan.

A service will be held in Evans Colorado at Moser Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 14 th, 2022 at 10:00 AM. Roger will go home to Fowlerville, Michigan to rest in Greenwood Cemetery.