PEARSON, PINK - Union County, Arkansas | PINK PEARSON - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Pink PEARSON

Community (African American) Cemetery
Union County,
Arkansas

December 18, 1903 - January 5, 1965

Pink Pearson, 61, died suddenly Tuesday morning at his home in Junction City apparently of a heart attack. Born in Farmerville, La., he was the son of Dave and Laura Thompson Pearson. At an early age he joined Mt. Union Baptist Church where he remained until death. His survivors include: his widow, Mrs. Grace Pearson, Junction City; one son, Burl Pearson; two daughters, Mrs. Clottee Gray and Mrs. Juanita Gray, all of Milwaukee, Wisc.; one brothers, Jewell Pearson, Junction City; three sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Maggie Williams and Mrs. Pearl Roper, both of Junction City; 18 grandchildren; and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Union Baptist Church, Rev. W. I. Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in Rosenwald Cemetery under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home. (The El Dorado Times - January 9, 1965)

Contributed on 9/21/08 by debbraszymanski
Email This Contributor

Suggest a Correction

Record #: 62559

To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.

Thank you for visiting the Arkansas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Arkansas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.

Submitted: 9/21/08 • Approved: 7/18/23 • Last Updated: 8/17/23 • R62559-G0-S3

Surnames  |  Other GPP Projects  |  Contact Us  |  Terms of Use  |  Site Map  |  Admin Login