Carl “KR” Pierpoint

Carl Pierpoint, 98, of Creston, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Creston Specialty Care. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10 at Price Funeral Home in Maryville, Missouri. Burial will be in Miriam Cemetery, Maryville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Memorials can be made to Nodaway County Senior Center, 1210 E. First Street, Maryville.

Carl Raymond Pierpoint was born Oct. 21, 1924, to Claude and Mary (Miller) Pierpoint in Braymer, Missouri. He graduated from New Point High School in 1942 and the University of Missouri in 1949.

He served in the United States Navy during WWII. He worked for Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Peoria, Illinois, for 10 years and was a State Farm agent in Maryville for 35 years. He was a member of the Maryville Country Club and attended Laura Street Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing golf, hunting and watercolor painting.

Carl married Mary Alice Kurtz April 23, 1944. She preceded him in death July 27, 2007. He was also preceded by his brother, Loren Pierpoint; grandson, Shane Simmons and granddaughter, Gayle Cordle.

Survivors include daughters, Ann Simmons, Creston and Kay (Norman) Medsker, Port St. Lucie, Florida; son, Greg (Robin) Pierpoint, St. Joseph, Missouri; brother, Don (Linda) Pierpoint, Overland Park, Kansas; sisters-in-law, Anna Lou Doebbeling and Verda Kurtz, Oregon, Missouri; five grandchildren: Doug (Sara) Medsker, Guilford, Missouri, Josh Simmons, Creston, Scott Pierpoint, St. Joseph, Blake Pierpoint, Kansas City, Missouri, and Kent Pierpoint, Overland Park; five great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren plus numerous nieces and nephews.