Allene Willson Pierce was born July 5, 1930, to Fred and Violet Willson at Noonan, N.D., and she passed away on March 16, 2014, at Gig Harbor, Wash. 

She grew up in Williston, N.D., Choteau, Havre and Bozeman. She graduated from Bozeman High School and was an international exchange student to England for several months. She attended Montana State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics in 1952. 

In March 1953 she was employed as county extension agent at Miles City. In 1958 and 1959 she was awarded a National Fellowship to Washington, D.C., and attended the University of Maryland, obtaining a Master of Science degree. She returned to Miles City as county agent. In May of 1961 she became Flathead County agent (Home Ec) in Kalispell. 

She married Wallace Pierce and in 1968 she and Wallace became real estate agents in Bigfork. In 1970 she returned to Extension as an area agent. She served as Lake County Extension agent from 1976 to 1986. She retired from Montana State University Extension Service in 1986. 

When her husband died she moved to Ridgecrest, Calif., to be near her sister Barbara and her family. 

She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed playing in bridge tournaments. 

In 2013, Allene moved to a retirement facility in Gig Harbor where she was close to her sister, Linda House, and her family. Allene became ill there and died of cancer on March 16, 2014. Her ashes will be buried in Bigfork, alongside those of her husband.