Mitchell (Mitch) Bradley Pierce, age 51, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, March 5, 2007 in Luling, LA. He was born in Little Rock on December 13, 1955, the son of the late Olen and Jessie Bradley Pierce. Mitch was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, a United States Navy veteran and a retired ABC agent. He was a graduate of Texarkana Community College with a degree in criminal justice and an alumni of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Mitch s thirty year career in law enforcement included the Arkadelphia Police Department (1977-1978), Clark County Sheriff s Office (1982-1993), Gurdon Police Department (1993-1994), Henderson State University Security (1994-1995), Law Enforcement Training Academy (1995-1998) and Alcohol Beverage Control (1998-2006). Mitch is survived by two daughters, Alicia Benson and her husband, Daniel, and Cynamon Pierce all of Arkadelphia, one son, Keith Perkins and his wife, Rachael of East End, three grandchildren, Madilyn, Alex and Mika Perkins of East End, one sister, Trudy Conzel and her husband, Johnny, of Arkadelphia, and one niece, Kristin Conzel of Arkadelphia. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, March 9, 2007 at Third Street Baptist Church with Rev. Royce Savage and Rev. Greg Lathem officiating. Interment will be in Bethlehem Cemetery in Joan. Pallbearers will be Bob Winnas, Jason Moore, Terry Nelson, Mike Eason, Al Harris, Johnny Gould, John Thomas, and George Tackett. Family hours will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday at Welch Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Bethlehem Cemetery Fund, C/O Virginia Phelps, 3114 Hwy 51 North, Arkadelphia, AR 71923. Services are entrusted to Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the online guestbook.