Age 81, of Meadowwood, passed away at Manor Care Nursing Home on Wed., October 8, 2008.
Les was born, April 28, 1927, on his father's birthday, to George L. and Sara Stidham Pearson in Wilmington, DE. Following graduation from Conrad High School in 1945, he joined the Navy serving aboard the USS Washburn. After his discharge in 1949, Les entered the construction business with his father before beginning his own home repair bnusiness in 1950. In 1956 he & his wife Nancy founded Pearson Hardware in a corner of her father's grocery store. The business soon took over the entire store and in 1995 they began switching to a flag and souvenior ship, which is now Pearson's Flags. They survived several devastating floods and he was still trying to come to the business even while in failing health. He really enjoyed, and will miss, his trips to Atlantic City casinos. Les was a very private person whose whole life centered around his family and his business. His love for all animals and birds was evident at the store where he delighted in feeding them daily.
In addition to his parents, Les was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Coste, in 1976. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Nancy Maclary Pearson; his daughters, Cindy Hemphill(Dean) of Dallas, TX and Vicki Pearson of Newark, DE. He is also survived by his 5 cats, whom he loved dearly, Cassie, Bubbles, Shelley, Manny and Jack, and his 2 brothers-in-law, James Maclary(Mary) and Kenneth Macclary.
Funeral services will be 11:30 am, Tuesday,
October 14, 2008, at Nichols-Gilmore Funeral Home, 212 E. Justis St., Newport, DE where visitation will begin at 10am. Interment will follow in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, De.
The family suggests contributions in Les's memory to your favorite charity.
Les was born, April 28, 1927, on his father's birthday, to George L. and Sara Stidham Pearson in Wilmington, DE. Following graduation from Conrad High School in 1945, he joined the Navy serving aboard the USS Washburn. After his discharge in 1949, Les entered the construction business with his father before beginning his own home repair bnusiness in 1950. In 1956 he & his wife Nancy founded Pearson Hardware in a corner of her father's grocery store. The business soon took over the entire store and in 1995 they began switching to a flag and souvenior ship, which is now Pearson's Flags. They survived several devastating floods and he was still trying to come to the business even while in failing health. He really enjoyed, and will miss, his trips to Atlantic City casinos. Les was a very private person whose whole life centered around his family and his business. His love for all animals and birds was evident at the store where he delighted in feeding them daily.
In addition to his parents, Les was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Coste, in 1976. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Nancy Maclary Pearson; his daughters, Cindy Hemphill(Dean) of Dallas, TX and Vicki Pearson of Newark, DE. He is also survived by his 5 cats, whom he loved dearly, Cassie, Bubbles, Shelley, Manny and Jack, and his 2 brothers-in-law, James Maclary(Mary) and Kenneth Macclary.
Funeral services will be 11:30 am, Tuesday,
October 14, 2008, at Nichols-Gilmore Funeral Home, 212 E. Justis St., Newport, DE where visitation will begin at 10am. Interment will follow in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, De.
The family suggests contributions in Les's memory to your favorite charity.
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