Indianapolis
(Robert) Bruce Pickens
1937 — 2021
(Robert) Bruce Pickens, 94, died in St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. Bruce was born in Uniontown, Pa. He was the only child of Joseph Abraham and Margaret Gertrude (Brown) Pickens. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps in February 1944 and was called to active duty in July of that year. He was discharged in November of 1945 with the rank of Corporal. He received a B.S. in Bus. Adm., Degree from Waynesburg College in June 1950, and in September 1950, he and Mary Ellen Evans of Republic, Pa. were married. Bruce was employed in public accounting for many years, including his own practice. In the early part of his career, was employed at Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh and at...
