Obituary of John Wesley Pearsall, 1927

Transcribed by Stephen Carroll Pearsall

Duplin County, NC - Obituary of John Wesley Pearsall, 1927

Wilmington News Dispatch

John Wesley Pearsall

DIED - Kenansville, NC., August 30. In the death at Newport News, Va., of John Wesley Pearsall, Duplin County lost one of its most loved and loyal sons. After funeral services at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. G. Moseley, at whose home Mr. Pearsall died. The interment was at the family burying ground near Kenansville; in 1865 he was married to Miss Lou Sullivan of the same county. After he death he married Miss Annie Ervin, of Onslow County. He is survived by his wife and five children; three daughters, Mrs. Lee J. Shine, of Chapel Hill; Mrs. A. G. Moseley, of Newport News, Va., and Mrs. William Davenport, of Roanoke, Va., and two sons, E. F. Pearsall, of Richmond, and P. J. Pearsall, of Roanoke, Va. Thirteen grandchildren survive. Mr. Pearsall was a gentleman of the old school. In his young manhood he united with the Methodist Church, joining Wesley Chapel, near his home in Duplin County. Upon moving to Richmond some 28 years ago, he moved his membership, and again when he made his home in Roanoke. He was a devoted, consistent member wherever he was. He was a Confederate veteran and up until three years ago when his health was too feeble for him to leave home he attended the annual reunions of his county, his State and of the general organization. In Duplin County he belonged to the William Houston camp and upon making his home in Chapel Hill he joined the Julian S. Carr camp of Durham.

Source: The Wilmington News Dispatch (Wilmington, NC) issue of August 30, 1927



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