Mr. William L. Pearsall Sr., 79, of Davis Road, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at his residence.
Mr. Pearsall was the son of the late Sallie Sasser and Wilbert Pearsall. He began is working career as a small boy in Wayne County struggling behind a mule and plow. He never stopped working after that. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War.
After his honorable discharge, he worked for a short time as a steelworker in Detroit for Ford Motor Company. Later he became a bus driver for Greyhound Bus Company. As a driver, he drove over one million miles in 32 years and never had an accident, one of the most amazing safety records ever achieved by a driver.
In later years, he was elected vice president of the Local 1303 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and represented his fellow bus drivers for more than 10 years in Chicago, IL. Even after retiring from Greyhound he wouldn't stop working. When he came back to North Carolina, his working spirit was still going. He spent the last working days for Mack Rich Trucking of Garland. At the time of his death he was a 32nd degree mason.
Survivors: two daughters, four sons, 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 22, at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, December 21, at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Shriner's Children's Hospital.
-- Excerpt from obituary published in The Sampson Independent on December 19, 2012
Mr. Pearsall was the son of the late Sallie Sasser and Wilbert Pearsall. He began is working career as a small boy in Wayne County struggling behind a mule and plow. He never stopped working after that. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War.
After his honorable discharge, he worked for a short time as a steelworker in Detroit for Ford Motor Company. Later he became a bus driver for Greyhound Bus Company. As a driver, he drove over one million miles in 32 years and never had an accident, one of the most amazing safety records ever achieved by a driver.
In later years, he was elected vice president of the Local 1303 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and represented his fellow bus drivers for more than 10 years in Chicago, IL. Even after retiring from Greyhound he wouldn't stop working. When he came back to North Carolina, his working spirit was still going. He spent the last working days for Mack Rich Trucking of Garland. At the time of his death he was a 32nd degree mason.
Survivors: two daughters, four sons, 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 22, at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, December 21, at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Shriner's Children's Hospital.
-- Excerpt from obituary published in The Sampson Independent on December 19, 2012
Mr. William L. Pearsall Sr., 79, of Davis Road, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at his residence.
Mr. Pearsall was the son of the late Sallie Sasser and Wilbert Pearsall. He began is working career as a small boy in Wayne County struggling behind a mule and plow. He never stopped working after that. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War.
After his honorable discharge, he worked for a short time as a steelworker in Detroit for Ford Motor Company. Later he became a bus driver for Greyhound Bus Company. As a driver, he drove over one million miles in 32 years and never had an accident, one of the most amazing safety records ever achieved by a driver.
In later years, he was elected vice president of the Local 1303 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and represented his fellow bus drivers for more than 10 years in Chicago, IL. Even after retiring from Greyhound he wouldn't stop working. When he came back to North Carolina, his working spirit was still going. He spent the last working days for Mack Rich Trucking of Garland. At the time of his death he was a 32nd degree mason.
Survivors: two daughters, four sons, 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 22, at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, December 21, at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Shriner's Children's Hospital.
-- Excerpt from obituary published in The Sampson Independent on December 19, 2012
Mr. Pearsall was the son of the late Sallie Sasser and Wilbert Pearsall. He began is working career as a small boy in Wayne County struggling behind a mule and plow. He never stopped working after that. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War.
After his honorable discharge, he worked for a short time as a steelworker in Detroit for Ford Motor Company. Later he became a bus driver for Greyhound Bus Company. As a driver, he drove over one million miles in 32 years and never had an accident, one of the most amazing safety records ever achieved by a driver.
In later years, he was elected vice president of the Local 1303 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and represented his fellow bus drivers for more than 10 years in Chicago, IL. Even after retiring from Greyhound he wouldn't stop working. When he came back to North Carolina, his working spirit was still going. He spent the last working days for Mack Rich Trucking of Garland. At the time of his death he was a 32nd degree mason.
Survivors: two daughters, four sons, 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 22, at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, December 21, at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Shriner's Children's Hospital.
-- Excerpt from obituary published in The Sampson Independent on December 19, 2012
Family Members
Siblings
Half Siblings
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
