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Dr Barbara Laverne <I>Blythe</I> Pearson

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Dr Barbara Laverne Blythe Pearson

Birth
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA
Death
29 May 2017 (aged 75)
College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA
Burial
College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
MC1/080/006
Memorial ID
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Dr. Barbara L. Pearson, 75, of College Station, died Monday, May 29, 2017, at Scott & White Hospital in College Station. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, June 2, 2017, at Hillier Funeral Home of College Station. Following a private family graveside service, a Life Celebration service officiated by Rev. Jerry House Jr. will begin at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Hillier Funeral Home of College Station followed by a Celebration Reception.

Barbara was born in Bakersfield, California, to the late Homer and Verna Blythe. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.

Barbara graduated from North Texas State University in 1965 and received her Masters and Ph.D. in History from Texas A&M University in 1970 and 1977. She married Alec "Phil" Pearson in November of 1981. She remained in College Station to teach and ultimately became the Vice President and Dean of Blinn College in Bryan where she retired in 2009.

Barbara was actively involved in the community including service on the Board of Directors for St. Joseph Hospital Foundation and Wells Fargo Bank as well as a member of Rotary, League of Women Voters, and Phi Theta Kappa.

Survivors include her daughters: Leslie LeUnes Stiteler, of Cypress, Natalie LeUnes Allen, of College Station, and Amy LeUnes Norland of Spring; son, Christopher Chay LeUnes, of Cypress; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. M1
Dr. Barbara L. Pearson, 75, of College Station, died Monday, May 29, 2017, at Scott & White Hospital in College Station. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, June 2, 2017, at Hillier Funeral Home of College Station. Following a private family graveside service, a Life Celebration service officiated by Rev. Jerry House Jr. will begin at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Hillier Funeral Home of College Station followed by a Celebration Reception.

Barbara was born in Bakersfield, California, to the late Homer and Verna Blythe. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.

Barbara graduated from North Texas State University in 1965 and received her Masters and Ph.D. in History from Texas A&M University in 1970 and 1977. She married Alec "Phil" Pearson in November of 1981. She remained in College Station to teach and ultimately became the Vice President and Dean of Blinn College in Bryan where she retired in 2009.

Barbara was actively involved in the community including service on the Board of Directors for St. Joseph Hospital Foundation and Wells Fargo Bank as well as a member of Rotary, League of Women Voters, and Phi Theta Kappa.

Survivors include her daughters: Leslie LeUnes Stiteler, of Cypress, Natalie LeUnes Allen, of College Station, and Amy LeUnes Norland of Spring; son, Christopher Chay LeUnes, of Cypress; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. M1


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  • Created by: J R Jr
  • Added: Aug 7, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192046760/barbara_laverne-pearson: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Barbara Laverne Blythe Pearson (11 Mar 1942–29 May 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 192046760, citing Memorial Cemetery of College Station, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA; Maintained by J R Jr (contributor 49658351).