This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pigott, Shields Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/1057.2 Message Board Post: Merced Sun-Star, Merced, CA. Tuesday, November 21, 2000, page A-2 LaVerna Pigott, 73 Beautician LaVerna Marie Pigott, a 50 year resident of Merced, died Thursday at her home in Merced. Mrs. Pigott was born April 26, 1927 in Stockton. She was a beautician and was the manager of Gottchalks beauty department for many years. She was a member of Merced American Legion Post. 83. Survivors include her son, Fred Pigott of Keno, Ore.; sisters, Audra Shields of Santa Rosa and Mary Pigott of West Virginia; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation will be today from 5 to 7 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Chapel in Merced. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the chapel. The Rev. Eug Breinig of Christian Life Center will officiate. Burial will be in Merced District Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects online at www.legacy.com