William Lewis Pierce III

William Lewis Pierce III, 69 of Floral died Friday, June 22, 2018. He was born September 24, 1948 at Batesville, Arkansas to William Lewis and Dorothy Harrison Pierce. He was retired owner of PPR&M Industrial Refrigeration and traveled the world with his business. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a member of the Floral Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include two daughters, Julie Bridges and husband Sean and Wendy Hays and husband Mark all of Beebe; one granddaughter, Erin Hays of Conway; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Memorial services will be Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Qualls Batesville Funeral Service Chapel in Batesville with Bro. John Stoner officiating.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Honorary pallbearers are C.W. Mofield, Sonny Mofield, Paul Allgood, Carroll Mohlke, Phillip Grammer and Evon Sharp.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the veteran’s charity of your choice or to the Humane Society.