9207. Anna Elizabeth (Beth)8 Allgood (Ernest Young7, Andrew Jackson6, John Young5, William A.4, John Young3, William2 Algood, Edward1 Allgood) was born in Sipes Springs, Comanche Co., TX July 2, 1917. Anna died April 6, 2000 in Prescott, Yavapai Co., AZ. OBIT: Anna Beth Allgood-Pierce, 90, ended her journey on earth peacefully on April 6, 2008, at her home in Prescott. She was the oldest of four children born to Ernest and Viva Allgood on July 2, 1917, in Sipes Springs, Texas. The family moved in a Model A to the Salt River Valley where Ernest farmed in Chandler and Scottsdale. Anna Beth attended Scottsdale schools where she met her future husband, Delbert Pierce, at 10 years of age. She and Delbert were two of the first graduates of Scottsdale High School. Anna Beth attended Arizona State Teachers College where she obtained her three-year teaching certificate.
In 1938, she and Delbert were married. They raised four children and continued farming in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. In 1963, they moved to Prescott after purchasing the Las Vegas Ranch. Anna Beth was a true farmer and ranch wife - bottle-feeding lambs, helping herd cattle down Chicago Avenue, now 44th Street, branding cattle, milking cows, churning butter and canning. She did it all with her wonderful wit and sense of humor. She was always loving, thoughtful and fun to her children, grandchildren and friends. Her birthday cards and phone calls were always anticipated and she never forgot anyone. Anna Beth loved being a mother and grandmother and we in turn loved spending time with her. Being with grandma was a favorite thing to do.
Anna Beth was active in Yavapai County Cowbelles where she served as president several times. The First Congregational Church as fortunate to have her as a member. Anna Beth enjoyed P.E.O. Chapter O for many years and she never revealed what P.E.O. stood for despite much begging. Anna Beth is survived by her husband Delbert of 69 years; daughter Betsy and sons Steve and Mike; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and sister Delma Baker of State College Pennsylvania. She is preceded in death by her son Gary Delbert.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., April 11, at American Lutheran Church, 1085 Scott Drive, Prescott. Donations may be made to Granite Mountain Home Care and Hospice, 3107 Clearwater Drive, Prescott, AZ 86305.
Hampton Funeral Home greatly assisted the family.
She married Clyde Delbert Pierce November 8, 1937 in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., AZ. Clyde was born December 19, 1917 in Tuscon, Pima Co., AZ. Clyde was the son of Nelson Clyde Pierce and Hazel Amelia Pierson. Clyde died April 18, 2008 in Prescott, Yavapai Co., AZ. OBIT: Clyde Delbert Pierce, 91, "passed over the Great Divide" to join his wife, Anna Beth, on Friday, April 18, in Prescott. He was the oldest of four children born to Hazel Amelia and Nelson Clyde Pierce on December 19, 1916. Delbert's wife of 69 years, Anna Beth, preceded him in death just 12 days earlier and Delbert lost his will to live. He was born and raised in Phoenix and Scottsdale. At ten years of age, he met his future wife and best friend for the next 81 years, Anna Beth. He and Anna Beth were in the first graduating class from Scottsdale High School where he served as Quarterback of the football team and Student Body President. In later years he served on the Scottsdale School Board. Delbert always loved the land and the outdoors. He attended Colorado State University and the University of Arizona studying Animal Science. On November 8, 1938, he marred his lifelong sweetheart, Anna Beth Allgood. They lived in Phoenix farming and raising cattle. He and his father started Pierce Farms, Inc. when they purchased several farms and properties in the valley. Delbert did what he had always wanted to do, live a life in agriculture. He and his father farmed at Thomas Road and Chicago Avenue (later named 44th Street). After a family tragedy of losing a son, Delbert and Anna Beth opened the Larro feed store on Van Buren and worked at The Tropical Grove Nursery until he returned to farming and raising registered Shorthorn cattle. Throughout his life, Delbert owned several ranches around Northern Arizona, one at Mayer, then the Doll Baby Ranch in Payson, Cold Springs Ranch in Payson, and in 1959 settled in Prescott after buying the Las Vegas Ranch. In 1961, his family-owned Pierce Farms, Inc. purchased the adjoining Long Meadow Ranch. Delbert operated both ranches with the help of Anna Beth until 1975. He bred and raised registered and commercial Hereford cattle, selling and showing cattle at the Arizona National Livestock Show, which he helped organize in 1949. The Las Vegas Ranch Herefords won many championship ribbons at ANLS, which cover the wall of the Ranch office. In 1981 they showed the Grand Champion Heifer at the National Western Livestock Show in Denver at the American Hereford Association Centennial Show with the help of Larry Stark. Delbert believed in God, his wife, his family, treating people as he wanted to be treated, honesty, integrity, hard work, and his republican party. He could never have a conversation without getting into politics. He always said that a man's word is his bond and lived with business and a handshake. He loved gardening, planting dahlias and always planted trees "to make the world a better place when you leave". He was active in his church, as a 4H leader, and in numerous associations. He was a member of Arizona Cattle Growers and past President of the Yavapai Cattle Growers and he and Anna Beth were Cattle Growers of the Year in 1996. Delbert was the 1966 Rancher of the Year presented by the Prescott Kiwanis. Also 1966 the Society of Range Management honored Delbert, and then again in 1983, he won the same award with his son Steve from the Arizona Section of the Range Management Society for extensive work in habitat improvement, range management and conservation. He received numerous awards and honors from the Arizona Cattle Growers Assoc as Rancher of the Year, the University of Arizona Ag College, 4-H Foundation, Ag Extension Service, inductee to the Arizona Ag Hall of Fame, the Arizona National, and the Arizona Farm Bureau just this past fall. In April 1974, Delbert was instrumental in saving the Bashford House from destruction by donating the House and helped raise funds to have it moved to its current location on the grounds of the Sharlot Hall Museum. One sister, Marjorie in Texas, a daughter Betsy, two sons Mike and his wife Pam Powers, Steve and his wife Joan, eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, survives Delbert. Celebration of life services will be Friday, April 25, 11AM. at American Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1085 Scott Drive, Prescott - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituar y.aspx?n=clyde-delbert-pierce&pid=108137280#sthash .xnOTAHwu.dpuf
Anna Elizabeth (Beth) Allgood and Clyde Delbert Pierce had the following children:
20840 i. Clyde Michael (Mike)9 Pierce (LIVING).
20841 ii. Gary Delbert Pierce was born in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ May 1, 1943. Gary died December 5, 1947 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ. Gary was killed when hit by a truck. Gary is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ
+ 20842 iii. Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Pierce (LIVING).
+ 20843 iv. Stephen Morris (Steve) Pierce (LIVING).
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