The north Mississippi herald., 1923-09-14
HON. VOL PEARSON
CALLED TO REWARD
Former Water Valley Citizen
and Prominent In Affairs of
County-A Brave Confeder-
ate Soldier and a Soldier of
The Cross.


Grenada on Friday night, August
"a, at shortly past o'lcock. His
remains were carried to Water Val
ley In the afternoon of the next dav
and buried in the lot besides those
of his first wife who died in 1900.
The members of Barksdale Camn.
U. c. VS. followed the remains to
the train in Grenada and the Con-
federate Veterans officiated at the
funeral in Water Valley, tn SER
vices being said by his pastor, Rev.
E. R. Henderson, of the Central
Baptist church, of which Mr.. Pearson
had long been a member.
For years Mr.. Pearson has suffer-
cd more or less from the effects of
wound received during the civil
War in one of his legs; during the
past fortnight, the wound became
highly inflamed and failed to yielt
to treatment and no doubt was the
immediate cause Of death.
MI rearson was son of I O.
Pearson and wife and was born in
Halifax County, N. c., October. 10
1926. His father moved to Yalo-
Dusha County, Mississippi, when he
was but three years old and settled
on farm between Coffeeville and
Water Valley, and 1t was in that vi
cinity that he grew to manhood
When the clash came between the
North and South in 1860, he e,>
tered the Confederate service and
made a brave and gallant soldier
when hostilities ceased, he returned
TO his home to take up the threads
OF life. and in 1865 made Miss Law
inia Rice of Yalobusha County his
wife. To this union there were born
SIX children, four of whom survive
i. o., r. Y. Jr., and Mrs. L. R. Wasika
and John Kuhn, the three last
named all being residents of Eg
Paso, Texas. The mother of these
died In 1900, and in 1909, he was
married second time to the good
and noble woman who survives him
and who has so unselfshly loved
mad cared for him in his declininc
years.
Mr.. Pearson served Yalobusha
County as sheriff, and he always
took keen and active interest in
public affairs, Later in life, he
moved to Memphis, where he served
on the police force for sometime.
He was man of fine physique
and of magnificent bearing. He
took an interest in all matters per-
tanning to the Confederacy and
especially the meetings of those who
wore the gray in the eventful years
between April 1861 and 1865. He
attended the last reunion of the
Veterans in New Orleans and was
also present at the last State En-
campment at Natchez. But with
Andrew Jackson and the thousands
of other heroes of that period, he
has folded his flag and passed over
the river and now "rests under the
shade of the trees" He was brave
in all things, but never a braggart,
He had that modesty which marks
every real soldier and true gentle
man. He met the adversities of life
uncomplainingly. He was generous
in his judgement of men ard
thoughtful and considerate in all
things He was honest and loyal
and stood by his friends with that
fidelity one might expect in char
acter so full of the milk of human
kindness and of one who had that
intelligence so necessary to weigh
the foibles and weaknesses of men,
He was truly loving and devoted
husband and thoughtful and con-
siderate father. He sought oppor-
tunities to render kindness to
others, and those in need always
found him ready to share his por-
ton with them. He was good
neighbor and met life's duties with
cheer and buoyancy that the world
might well emulate,
He sought access to God through
and by the Savior who came to the
world to redeem men and especially
during the last twenty five years he
lived as one who felt the sustaining
arm Of loving and "a risen Lord.
In his departure, the writer has
lost good friend and shares as far
as Is possible with his family the
sorrow which comes to them. His
loved ones should know that ne is