Edith Pearson

Edith Pearson

Edith Pearson, 80, of Cobden, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Provident Memory Care in Livingston, Texas. 

She was born on May 24, 1938, in Anna, the daughter of William Butler and Ruby Forby Cobb. 

She married Paul Edward Pearson on Jan. 28, 1957, in Northern Illinois. He preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 2017.

She is survived by her two daughters, Nancy (Elmer) Pearson of Ozark, Mo., and Patricia (Jimmy) Fears of Goodrich, Texas; a son, Michael (Cathy) Pearson of Kinsman, Ohio; two grandchildren, Ryan (Erin) Detrick and Dylan (Evie) Detrick; one great-grandson, Cayson Michael Detrick; one great-granddaughter, Payton Quinn Detrick; sisters Pauline Pearson of Cobden and Barbara Cross of St. Charles; a godson, Jeffrey Nance of Cobden; other relatives and friends. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul Edward Pearson; three sisters, Evelyn Lott, Ellen Thomas and Mae Nance; and one brother, Edward Cobb.

She was a member of the Makanda Baptist Church. She worked for the Florsheim Shoe Company and later worked as a cook for the Cobden School until her retirement. 

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden, with Dennis Nance officiating. Interment will be in the Cobden Cemetery. 

Friends can call from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden. 

Memorials can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. 

To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com.

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden is in charge of arrangements.

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