GREENVILLE – Carol Jane Mitchell Pearson, 85, of Greenville, passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. at her residence, after a 16 year battle with Alzheimer’s. Born March 17, 1939, in Muhlenberg County. She was a graduate of Hughes-Kirk Class of 1957. She married her husband, Bob, on December 22, 1956, and she loved traveling the country with him. She also loved singing in the choir and working with the youth of Leigh’s Chapel, fishing, and cooking absolutely delicious meals for her whole family and whoever else walked in the door. She was a homemaker until she and her husband bought their first grocery store in July 1969 in Brownsville, Ky.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Brank Mitchell and Ruby S. Carver Mitchell; infant brother, Freddie Jewell Mitchell; and sisters, Joyce Evelyn Mitchell Davis and Judith Diana Mitchell Greenwood.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Bobby Joe “Bob” Pearson; brother, Danny Darrell Mitchell; children, Joetta Lynn (Patrick) O’Brien, Gregory Lane (Tina) Pearson, Carol Denise (Larry) Brown, and Ryan Scott (Tracey) Pearson; grandchildren, Monica Marie (Brad) Croslin, Maika Jo (Darryl) Duncan, Brittni Layne Pearson, Clay Lance (Megan) Fleming, Ian (Lily) O’Brien, and Eva Claire Pearson; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Monday, July 29, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Leigh’s Chapel General Baptist Church in Greenville, with Rev. Roger Wright officiating, assisted by Rev. Tony Shanks. Burial in Old Jackson Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, July 28, 2024, from 4-9 p.m. at Leigh’s Chapel General Baptist Church and Monday from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation to the cemetery that Carol loved and cared for over many years as it’s Assistant Treasurer: Old Jackson Cemetery of Muhlenberg County, Inc., c/o Tina Beliles, 49 Beliles Circle, Greenville, KY 42345. The family wishes to express its gratitude to the nurses and caretakers from Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky for taking such great care of Mama Carol over the years. Tucker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com
