Walden R. MacPherson of Pine Plains died on Oct. 21. He was 95.
MacPherson was born on March 4, 1930, the son of John and Mildred (Lasher) MacPherson. He graduated from Pine Plains Central School in 1948, whereupon he began working for Stissing National Bank. He was drafted in 1951 and served in the Army until 1954. After his discharge he went to work for IBM and opened MacPherson’s Market in Pine Plains in 1961.
In 1963, he returned to Stissing National Bank, where he worked until 1992, holding positions as executive
vice president and internal auditor and sat on the board of directors.
MacPherson served on the board of directors for Evergreen Cemetery from 1970 to 1990 and was its vice president. He also was a 50-year member of American Legion Post 426, and a 64-year member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Pine Plains, where he served as a deacon.
MacPherson is survived by his wife of 70 years, Shirley Ann (Smith) MacPherson; their
daughter, Roanne MacPherson Farina; three grandchildren: Amanda Roe Farina, Samantha Ann
Farina and Peter Andrew Farina Jr.; and several nieces and nephews. Three brothers, Maxwell
MacPherson, Forrest MacPherson and Donald MacPherson, died before him.
Visiting hours will be held on Nov. 7 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Peck & Peck Funeral Homes, 7749
S. Main St., Pine Plains. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Nov. 8 at the funeral home, and interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Pine Plains.
The family requested that in lieu of flowers donations in MacPherson’s memory be made to
either the First United Presbyterian Church of Pine Plains or to the Pine Plains Rescue Squad.