Stephen Pearson

Stephen R. Pearson, 61, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Medley and Rev. Rudy Breunig, S.T. officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Pearson was born April 6, 1950 in Bemidji, MN. He was a letterman in track and graduated from Owen J. Roberts High School in Pottstown, PA, Class of 1968. Mr. Pearson was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and received the Republic of Vietnam Service Medal. Steve and Carol operated Bram's Restaurant in Bainbridge, GA for several years. Steve worked for the last 26 years with Elberta Crate's Farm Division as the land and game manager. He loved the outdoors and made his everyday job an adventure. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Carol Bramblett Pearson of Bainbridge, GA; his son, Joshua Stephen Pearson and his wife, Frances, of Albany, GA; his daughter Katharine Pearson Lindley and her husband, Zim, of Fairbanks, AK; his mother, Nora Pearson of Plymouth, NE; his brothers, John Pearson, Richard Pearson, James Pearson, and Frank Pearson; and his sisters, Mary Pearson and Lori Pearson Maples. Stephen was preceded in death by his father, Roger Dean Pearson.