- Date Of Birth: July 23, 1925
- Date Of Death: May 8, 2008
- State: Illinois
William Pearson, 82, of Jacksonville, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Barton Stone Home.
He was born July 23, 1925, in Divernon, the son of William R. Pearson and Elmer and Nellie Marie Sanders Treat. He married Harriet Munger on Aug. 24, 1947, in Beardstown and she survives.
He is also survived by one daughter, Patricia Ann and one grandson of Layton, Utah; one sister, Virginia Conner of Rushville; one brother, Dave (wife, Jean) Pearson of Tavares, FL.; one step-brother, Tom (wife, Linda) Treat of Marietta, GA.; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Pearson was a 1943 graduate of Divernon High School. He then served in World War II, entering the U.S. Navy as a Pharmacists Mate in September of 1943. He was later attached to the 2nd Marine Division, serving in the Pacific Theatre in Saipan, Okinawa, and Japan, and had fought in the battle for Iwo Jima. In May of 1946 he received his discharge, then attended and graduated from Western Illinois University in 1949, and received his Master’s Degree from Indiana University in 1950. Mr. Pearson became a Trainer and Coach at Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio. In 1954 he joined the F.B.I. as a Special Agent, retiring in 1976. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, the Y.M.C.A., A.A.R.P., and was also a Shriner.
