SYRACUSE — Buddy “Bud” Pearson, 84, Cromwell, passed away at 9 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, at his home.
He was born Feb. 1, 1934, in Portland, Ore. He attended public schools in Oregon, Fresno (Calif.) College, and was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served during the Korean War.
On Dec. 30, 1976, in Danville, Ill., he married Elaine K. Lamb, who survives.
He moved to the Syracuse/Cromwell area in 1978 from Marion. He retired from Walmart in Warsaw after 13 years as an assembler. He was formerly an assistant manager at Oakwood Conference Center, Syracuse, and Sellers Manufacturing, Milford.
He was an avid fisherman.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine Pearson, Cromwell; a daughter, Dea (Mike) Gallahan, Amboy; two sons, John (Stephanie) Pearson and James Pearson, both of Cromwell; two grandsons, Clint Evans and Corbin Pearson; a granddaughter, Temperance Marie Pearson; a stepgrandson, Peyton Reese; and a great-grandson, Xavier Evans.
Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Funeral services will follow at 4 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, with Rev. David Henry officiating.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Syracuse EMS, 8138 E. McClintic Road, Syracuse, IN 46567; or Goshen Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 723, Goshen, IN 46527.
To send condolences to the family in Mr. Pearson’s memory, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
