Chambers County AlArchives Obituaries.....Pearson, Hiram D. 1911 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glenda Brack UCMEGEEBEE@aol.com October 9, 2008, 5:56 am The LaFayette Sun January 11, 1911 Death of Mr. Hiram Pearson Mr. Hiram Pearson, a well known and highly respected citizen of this county, died at his home at Double Head last Saturday morning at 1:00 o’clock. Mr. Pearson was 67 years old at the time of his death, and had been a resident of this county for about 40 years. He is survived by a wife and several children. The remains were interred in the Higgins Ceremony, near the home of the deceased, Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. Rev. W. B. Avery and Rev. S. L. Dobbs conducting the funeral. The LaFayette Sun January 18, 1911 Hiram D. Pearson In the death of Hiram D. Pearson a life has gone out that shed a luster of joy and happiness upon all with whom it came in contact. It was my good fortune to know Mr. Pearson for more than twenty-five years and most of the time intimately. One beautiful trait in his character impressed me was his broadminded charity for the opinions, the faults, and foibles of men. I have passed many hours with him in the fullest interchange of confidential thoughts, and I have never heard him speak uncharitably of any man. If he had no word of commendation, he was silent. He tried to trace a good motive to the action of men. His heart was too big for a bigot. He was true and faithful to the church of his choice, loved all who loved and served his blessed Savior. Endowed with such qualities, he was a good citizen, safe and conservative, firm and true to all the interests of a good citizenship. His domestic life was such as becomes a Christian gentleman. He was the head of happy home. The proud husband and father of a devoted family. To that family he leaves an inheritance of an unstained name, a record of an honorable life, such a life is unequaled by silver, gold or diamonds. Pure, genuine hospitality reigned in the home of Mr. Pearson as hundreds of his friends and neighbors can testify. Farewell husband, father, brother, and friend, we hope to meet thee in the “sweet bye and bye.” J. H. Harris. From a transcript of the original notes for Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church January 7, 1911 Book 4 Church Register shows “H. D. Pearson (Deacon), deceased.” February 4, 1911 “On motion, appointed Elder J. T. Satterwhite and Brother J. E. Smith as a committee to write up a resolution or appropriate expression for the church on account of the death of our deceased Deacon Brother H. D. Pearson, who departed this life January 7, 1911. He was faithful and attentive to the meetings of the church; and was ever watchful to the comfort of the church and prompt in his official capacity as in financial matters, ready to respond to any duty required of him. We therefore with sorrow feel deeply the loss of our Brother, but believing our loss is his gain “We say the will of the Lord be done.” Elder J. T. Satterwhite and J. E. Smith, committee.” From an abstract of the records for Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Died - Brother J. M. Pearson – November 11, 1912 From a transcript of the notes of First Baptist Church of LaFayette Mrs. E. Pearson – “Dead 3/23/1920” From a transcript of the original records for Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church March 19, 1921 Book 4 Church Register shows “L. A. Pearson, deceased. Wife of H. D. Pearson.” April 2, 1921 “Record the death of sister L. A. Pearson, who departed this life March 19, 1921.” Additional Comments: (Per “Survey of Cemeteries in Chambers County, Alabama” there is a tombstone in the Higgins Family Cemetery that reads: “H. D. Pearson, Sept. 1, 1844 – Jan. 7, 1911”. He is buried next to Mary (Higgins) Pearson.) This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb