Irene Pearson, 73, of Ridge Farm, died at 5:17 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 1992, at United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan Campus, Danville. She was born August 29, 1919, in rural Indianola, the daughter of Edgar M. and Verna Madge Pearson Jackson. She married Dean E. Pearson November 7, 1935 in Danville. He survives.
Also surviving: one son, Howard (Connie) Pearson of Sunset Beach, N.C.; two daughters, Phyllis (Jack) Taylor of Springfield and Ester Hires of Lakeland, Fla.; two brothers, Roy F. (Donna) Jackson of Georgetown and James (Carole) Jackson of Vermilion Grove; three sisters, Bernice Graham of Ridge Farm, Marjorie Weir of Georgetown, and Della Priest of Ridge Farm; six grandchildren, two step grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded by her parents, two brothers, and one grandchild.
She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Georgetown. She enjoyed children, especially her own children and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed crafting, reading, bible study and gospel music.
Funeral services: 10 a.m. Friday at Bethel Baptist Church in Georgetown; Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home in Georgetown and one hour prior to services Friday at the church; Officiating: Pastor Ray Silver; Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery, Ridge Farm; Memorials may be made to the Bethel Baptist Church.
--Commercial News, October 16, 1992
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