Chester Ladd

April 4, 1926 - November 18, 2013

Chester Ladd, age 87, of Pierce City, MO died on Monday, November 18, 2013, at his home near Pierce City, MO. Mr. Ladd was born in Harrison, AR on Sunday, April 04, 1926. He was the son of Pleas and Willie (Heaton) Ladd. Mr. Ladd was a retired contractor and served his country in WWII in the U.S. Army. He attended the Assembly of God Church. Surviving are the following: his two daughters, Betty Frye of Auburn, CA and Verlaine Ladd of Pierce City, MO; three sons, Donald "Don" Ladd of Pierce City, MO, Larry Ladd of Littlerock, CA and Gary Ladd of Vacaville, CA; two sisters, Elizabeth Canfield of Modesto, CA and Bertha Green of Harrison, AR; one brother, Dean Ladd of Emmett, ID; six grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City, MO on Thursday, November 21, 2013, from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Graveside services will be held at Coker Cemetery in Alpena, AR on Friday, November 22, 2013, beginning at 11:00 AM with full military rites. Burial will follow in the Coker Cemetery in Alpena, AR.