Biography of James A. Pearson, Jr, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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A promising and enterprising young Forrest Citian, James A. Pearson, Jr., holds
the responsible position of Commercial Manager of the KXJK radio station.
Joining the firm in 1952, his ancestry dates back to the early days of Forrest
City when his paternal grandfather, G. W. Pearson and maternal grandfather, W.
P. Evans were widely-known and respected members of the community, is the son of
Mrs. Carrie (Evans) Pearson Sr. and the late J. A. Pearson. He graduated from
the Forrest City High School, and during World War II he served with the U. S.
Army from Dec. 1942 to Feb. 1946, two years of which were in the Pacific
Theatre. After the war, he was discharged a Second Lieutenant in the local
National Guard Battalion while managing the Harlan-Noe-Benton Lumber Company,
and later owning and operating his own business, Builder's Material Co. He
married Miss Audrey Barton, daughter of T. T. and Irma (Barrett) Barton of
Devalls Bluff, on Jan. 10, 1948. Mr. Pearson is a director of the Young Men's
Business Club, the Church of the Good Shepherd, King-Beazley American Legion
Post, and has belonged to the Lions Club.


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas