Wife of 2nd. LT., William Franklin Person
Kathryn Jane Pearson left this world on July 18, 2015, in much the same way in which she entered it on July 18, 1928 – surrounded by love and family. It was her 87th birthday. Affectionately known as Jane, her timing was symbolic as she was a thoughtful woman who believed it was better to arrive one hour early than one minute late. That was a principle she successfully lived by, particularly while she and her husband, William "Bill", parented seven children. Sally, Sara, Alice, Bill, Jim, Phil and Scott grew up knowing the depth of their mother's love by the daily ways she expressed it: seven made-to-order breakfasts before school, pineapple haircuts given by her loving hands for the boys and home-sewn dresses with tedious scalloped hems for the girls.
Jane married the love of her life on New Year's Eve in 1954 during an era when Eisenhower was president and a stamp cost 3 cents. For 60 years, Jane shared a breakfast table and a full life with her husband whom she would send off at the door each morning before he walked to work at the factory with a kiss and an instruction to 'Be careful.'
Jane was known for her baked black raspberry pies with melt-in-your-mouth crusts and homemade noodles dusted with flour. Frozen fries were never served from her kitchen. The pan she used to make her own – a tradition on Saturday nights – is still nestled in a kitchen cupboard.
I Love Lucy shows made her laugh. Her children brought her joy. Jane loved having them close. Jane lived in Gas City her whole life and thought everyone else should, too. Jane was born in her hometown to the late Harry and Hazel (Stump) Young. A graduate of Gas City High School, Jane worked the main switchboard at Indiana Bell for a decade from 1946 to 1957. She was one of the few employees to persist through classes to learn to manage long distance calls, and she was proud of the accomplishment.
Jane learned to sew at age 16 and cultivated her talents into a life-long business. She sewed patches on officers' uniforms for the Gas City Police Department, hemmed hundreds of service veterans' pants from the Marion VA and gifted each of her children with homemade Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls.
Jane believed in 'green' before conserving resources became popular. "Waste not" was a life motto and she exercised her belief by washing out bread bags to be repurposed. Bargains and bingo were hobbies she enjoyed, and she was good at both. Jane was a member of Eastview Wesleyan Church. Amazing Grace was a favorite hymn. It was grace that guided her through life and how sweet it was.Jane is survived by her husband, William; her children, Sally (Dan) Leach, Gas City, Sara (Ray) Dalrymple, Omaha, NE, Alice (Mike) Shively, Marion, sons, William "Bill" Pearson and James Pearson, both of Gas City, Philip (Tammy) Pearson, Marion, and Scott (Christa) Pearson, Warren; sisters, Doris (Herman) Croy, Fort Wayne, and Evelyn Bledsoe, Gas City; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Preceding Jane in death are her brother, John L. Young; sister, Jessie June Young; and granddaughter, Kristin Myers.
Friends may call July 22, 2015, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Storey Chapel, 400 E. Main St., Gas City, Indiana. Services July 23, 2015, with additional visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Mark Atkinson will officiate with burial to follow at Marion National Cemetery -
Kathryn Jane Pearson left this world on July 18, 2015, in much the same way in which she entered it on July 18, 1928 – surrounded by love and family. It was her 87th birthday. Affectionately known as Jane, her timing was symbolic as she was a thoughtful woman who believed it was better to arrive one hour early than one minute late. That was a principle she successfully lived by, particularly while she and her husband, William "Bill", parented seven children. Sally, Sara, Alice, Bill, Jim, Phil and Scott grew up knowing the depth of their mother's love by the daily ways she expressed it: seven made-to-order breakfasts before school, pineapple haircuts given by her loving hands for the boys and home-sewn dresses with tedious scalloped hems for the girls.
Jane married the love of her life on New Year's Eve in 1954 during an era when Eisenhower was president and a stamp cost 3 cents. For 60 years, Jane shared a breakfast table and a full life with her husband whom she would send off at the door each morning before he walked to work at the factory with a kiss and an instruction to 'Be careful.'
Jane was known for her baked black raspberry pies with melt-in-your-mouth crusts and homemade noodles dusted with flour. Frozen fries were never served from her kitchen. The pan she used to make her own – a tradition on Saturday nights – is still nestled in a kitchen cupboard.
I Love Lucy shows made her laugh. Her children brought her joy. Jane loved having them close. Jane lived in Gas City her whole life and thought everyone else should, too. Jane was born in her hometown to the late Harry and Hazel (Stump) Young. A graduate of Gas City High School, Jane worked the main switchboard at Indiana Bell for a decade from 1946 to 1957. She was one of the few employees to persist through classes to learn to manage long distance calls, and she was proud of the accomplishment.
Jane learned to sew at age 16 and cultivated her talents into a life-long business. She sewed patches on officers' uniforms for the Gas City Police Department, hemmed hundreds of service veterans' pants from the Marion VA and gifted each of her children with homemade Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls.
Jane believed in 'green' before conserving resources became popular. "Waste not" was a life motto and she exercised her belief by washing out bread bags to be repurposed. Bargains and bingo were hobbies she enjoyed, and she was good at both. Jane was a member of Eastview Wesleyan Church. Amazing Grace was a favorite hymn. It was grace that guided her through life and how sweet it was.Jane is survived by her husband, William; her children, Sally (Dan) Leach, Gas City, Sara (Ray) Dalrymple, Omaha, NE, Alice (Mike) Shively, Marion, sons, William "Bill" Pearson and James Pearson, both of Gas City, Philip (Tammy) Pearson, Marion, and Scott (Christa) Pearson, Warren; sisters, Doris (Herman) Croy, Fort Wayne, and Evelyn Bledsoe, Gas City; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Preceding Jane in death are her brother, John L. Young; sister, Jessie June Young; and granddaughter, Kristin Myers.
Friends may call July 22, 2015, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Storey Chapel, 400 E. Main St., Gas City, Indiana. Services July 23, 2015, with additional visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Mark Atkinson will officiate with burial to follow at Marion National Cemetery -
Wife of 2nd. LT., William Franklin Person
Kathryn Jane Pearson left this world on July 18, 2015, in much the same way in which she entered it on July 18, 1928 – surrounded by love and family. It was her 87th birthday. Affectionately known as Jane, her timing was symbolic as she was a thoughtful woman who believed it was better to arrive one hour early than one minute late. That was a principle she successfully lived by, particularly while she and her husband, William "Bill", parented seven children. Sally, Sara, Alice, Bill, Jim, Phil and Scott grew up knowing the depth of their mother's love by the daily ways she expressed it: seven made-to-order breakfasts before school, pineapple haircuts given by her loving hands for the boys and home-sewn dresses with tedious scalloped hems for the girls.
Jane married the love of her life on New Year's Eve in 1954 during an era when Eisenhower was president and a stamp cost 3 cents. For 60 years, Jane shared a breakfast table and a full life with her husband whom she would send off at the door each morning before he walked to work at the factory with a kiss and an instruction to 'Be careful.'
Jane was known for her baked black raspberry pies with melt-in-your-mouth crusts and homemade noodles dusted with flour. Frozen fries were never served from her kitchen. The pan she used to make her own – a tradition on Saturday nights – is still nestled in a kitchen cupboard.
I Love Lucy shows made her laugh. Her children brought her joy. Jane loved having them close. Jane lived in Gas City her whole life and thought everyone else should, too. Jane was born in her hometown to the late Harry and Hazel (Stump) Young. A graduate of Gas City High School, Jane worked the main switchboard at Indiana Bell for a decade from 1946 to 1957. She was one of the few employees to persist through classes to learn to manage long distance calls, and she was proud of the accomplishment.
Jane learned to sew at age 16 and cultivated her talents into a life-long business. She sewed patches on officers' uniforms for the Gas City Police Department, hemmed hundreds of service veterans' pants from the Marion VA and gifted each of her children with homemade Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls.
Jane believed in 'green' before conserving resources became popular. "Waste not" was a life motto and she exercised her belief by washing out bread bags to be repurposed. Bargains and bingo were hobbies she enjoyed, and she was good at both. Jane was a member of Eastview Wesleyan Church. Amazing Grace was a favorite hymn. It was grace that guided her through life and how sweet it was.Jane is survived by her husband, William; her children, Sally (Dan) Leach, Gas City, Sara (Ray) Dalrymple, Omaha, NE, Alice (Mike) Shively, Marion, sons, William "Bill" Pearson and James Pearson, both of Gas City, Philip (Tammy) Pearson, Marion, and Scott (Christa) Pearson, Warren; sisters, Doris (Herman) Croy, Fort Wayne, and Evelyn Bledsoe, Gas City; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Preceding Jane in death are her brother, John L. Young; sister, Jessie June Young; and granddaughter, Kristin Myers.
Friends may call July 22, 2015, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Storey Chapel, 400 E. Main St., Gas City, Indiana. Services July 23, 2015, with additional visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Mark Atkinson will officiate with burial to follow at Marion National Cemetery -
Kathryn Jane Pearson left this world on July 18, 2015, in much the same way in which she entered it on July 18, 1928 – surrounded by love and family. It was her 87th birthday. Affectionately known as Jane, her timing was symbolic as she was a thoughtful woman who believed it was better to arrive one hour early than one minute late. That was a principle she successfully lived by, particularly while she and her husband, William "Bill", parented seven children. Sally, Sara, Alice, Bill, Jim, Phil and Scott grew up knowing the depth of their mother's love by the daily ways she expressed it: seven made-to-order breakfasts before school, pineapple haircuts given by her loving hands for the boys and home-sewn dresses with tedious scalloped hems for the girls.
Jane married the love of her life on New Year's Eve in 1954 during an era when Eisenhower was president and a stamp cost 3 cents. For 60 years, Jane shared a breakfast table and a full life with her husband whom she would send off at the door each morning before he walked to work at the factory with a kiss and an instruction to 'Be careful.'
Jane was known for her baked black raspberry pies with melt-in-your-mouth crusts and homemade noodles dusted with flour. Frozen fries were never served from her kitchen. The pan she used to make her own – a tradition on Saturday nights – is still nestled in a kitchen cupboard.
I Love Lucy shows made her laugh. Her children brought her joy. Jane loved having them close. Jane lived in Gas City her whole life and thought everyone else should, too. Jane was born in her hometown to the late Harry and Hazel (Stump) Young. A graduate of Gas City High School, Jane worked the main switchboard at Indiana Bell for a decade from 1946 to 1957. She was one of the few employees to persist through classes to learn to manage long distance calls, and she was proud of the accomplishment.
Jane learned to sew at age 16 and cultivated her talents into a life-long business. She sewed patches on officers' uniforms for the Gas City Police Department, hemmed hundreds of service veterans' pants from the Marion VA and gifted each of her children with homemade Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls.
Jane believed in 'green' before conserving resources became popular. "Waste not" was a life motto and she exercised her belief by washing out bread bags to be repurposed. Bargains and bingo were hobbies she enjoyed, and she was good at both. Jane was a member of Eastview Wesleyan Church. Amazing Grace was a favorite hymn. It was grace that guided her through life and how sweet it was.Jane is survived by her husband, William; her children, Sally (Dan) Leach, Gas City, Sara (Ray) Dalrymple, Omaha, NE, Alice (Mike) Shively, Marion, sons, William "Bill" Pearson and James Pearson, both of Gas City, Philip (Tammy) Pearson, Marion, and Scott (Christa) Pearson, Warren; sisters, Doris (Herman) Croy, Fort Wayne, and Evelyn Bledsoe, Gas City; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Preceding Jane in death are her brother, John L. Young; sister, Jessie June Young; and granddaughter, Kristin Myers.
Friends may call July 22, 2015, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Storey Chapel, 400 E. Main St., Gas City, Indiana. Services July 23, 2015, with additional visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Mark Atkinson will officiate with burial to follow at Marion National Cemetery -
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