Claudia Pierson

Claudia LaRue Pierson was called home to be with her heavenly Father on December 26, 2017 at 6:10pm. She was at home, surrounded by her family.

Claudia was born August 3, 1926 to Claude Elmer Pierson and Allie Lane in Gate City, Virginia. She is predeceased by her siblings: Helen Pierson Snyder, Charles Pierson, Louis Pierson and Claude "Cotton" Pierson

She graduated from Sullivan High School in Kingsport TN, then went on to work at the Meade Corporation. She married Bill Morelock and had a daughter, Carol in 1946.

Claudia and Carol then moved to Corpus Christi Texas where she married Vincent Mojica Vargas and later, moved to San Jose, California. The couple had a daughter, Venietta Maria Vargas, born in 1959.

Claudia, who also went by her middle name, LaRue, moved to Daytona Beach, FL where she had a career in Hotel/Motel Management until she returned to Kingsport TN to take care of her mother in her latter years. In Kingsport, she attended the Mayfair United Methodist Church and was the General Residential Manager at Kiwanis Towers, a senior independent and assisted living facility. After the death of her mother, Alma, she moved to Denver, Colorado in 1999. It was in Denver where she deepened her walk with the LORD, becoming a part of a large community there that loved her dearly.

Throughout her life, she was an avid bowler, softball player as well as singing alto in her church choir. Her passion in life was gardening and remodeling.

Claudia is survived by her half brother, Floyd Frazier of Austin Texas, daughters Carol (Jerry) of West Palm Beach FL, and Nita Folkers (Ross) of Pine, Colorado.

She was blessed with 4 grandchildren, Tommie Sue Johnson (Craig) of Mead, Colorado, Nick Dull (Adilen), of West Palm Beach, FL, Sara Stender (Paul) of West Palm Beach, FL and Amber Boucher (Randy) of Chesapeake, VA and 8 great grandchildren, Caitlin, Nathan and Stephen Johnson, Austin Dull, Ellie and Avery Stender, Kaelin Krebill and Cameron Boucher

The memories she made with her family and friends will stay with them forever. She was a fighter and spunky to the last, earning her the affectionate nickname of the ‘energizer bunny'.

Her family is so very grateful to the staff of the Mt. Evans Hospice who provided her with tender loving care during this last season of her life.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a donation to either Mt. Evans Hospice http://www.mtevans.org/ or St. Jude's Children's hospital https://www.stjude.org/ in her name.

A Celebration of life is scheduled for Friday, January 12th from 4-7. A video tribute to Claudia will be shown at 6:30pm. Contact Nita Folkers for address and directions (303-829-2646) or rnfolkers@gmail.com