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Funeral Arrangements Set For Four Women Killed in Tragic Crash - The Pierson Family - Borek Jennings Chapel, Hamburg

1/14/11 - An overflow crowd is expected today at a funeral being held for a Howell woman and her three daughters killed when their SUV crashed in Indiana. 45-year-old Barbara Pierson, 19-year-old twins Bessie and Margaret and their 14-year-old sister Elizabeth died Sunday when the vehicle left I-69 near Waterloo and rolled down an embankment into the path of a freight train. Barbara Pierson's 9-month-old grandson survived in an infant seat. The funeral will be held at 11 this morning at Fowlerville United Brethren in Christ Church. Burial will be at Pinckney Cemetery. Meanwhile, Medilodge of Howell is hosting a fund-raising luncheon for the family January 30th. Barbara Pierson worked there as a dietary aide for about 20 years. Her daughter Margaret was also an employee. (JK)