Cecil Ray Pearson

Cecil Ray Pearson, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2011, at Baldwin Healthcare Center.

He had been a resident of the Baldwin Healthcare Center. He was born March 27, 1930, to Paul and Maggie Esther Dunn-Pearson.

He lived in North Lawrence most of his life, and made his living as a truck driver. He served in the U.S. Army, and was a member of the North Lawrence Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Meldean Hicks-Pearson.

He leaves behind 3 brothers; Stanley of Milton, Florida, Murvin of Springfield, Missouri, and Arnold of Lawrence; three sisters, Nadine Young of Springfield, Missouri, Aleen Barnes of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Jenice Easum of Lawrence; and 4 step-children, Connie, Steve, and Richard McMillin of Lawrence, and Mark McMillin of Lecompton.

Mr. Pearson was cremated.