Jessica Pearman

PEARMAN, Jessica V., 68, entered into the arms of the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2011, at home, after a long and courageous eight-year battle against lung and then brain cancer. Mrs. Pearman was preceded in death by her mother, Lou Grady Vaughan; and her father, Frederick Jesse Vaughan of Richmond, Virginia; and her brother, Fred Vaughan Jr. In life she filled many roles, wife, mother, grandmother, educator and friend with enthusiasm, love and grace. In 1988 she was named the Virginia State Teacher of the Year, a first for Spotsylvania County Schools. She retired in 2003 as supervisor of testing for the County. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, James B. Pearman, of the home; her daughter, Kimberly Locke and her husband, Bruce, of Gillette, Wyoming; her son, Lt. Col. William Pearman and his wife, Jennifer; granddaughters, Leah, Adeline and Mirjam of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York; her daughter, Natalie Kasper and her husband, Chris; and grandson, Logan, of Spotsylvania; her sisters, Anne Moore and her husband, Jimmy, of Midlothian, Virginia, Frederica Coates and her husband, Michael, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; nephews, Sandy and Kevin; and nieces, Louanne, Lauren, Alivian and Michelle. A celebration of life service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2011, at Spotsylvania Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Alan Hager officiating.The family will meet and greet friends at a reception after the service in the church recreation hall. Interment will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2011, at Westhampton Memorial Park, 10000 Patterson Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, with friends and family attending at the gravesite. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in memory of Jessica to Mary Washington Hospice, 5012 Southpoint Parkway, Fredericksburg, Va. 22407, or to the Music Program of the Spotsylvania Presbyterian Church, 11121 Leavells Road, Fredericksburg, Va. 22407. A special thanks to Dr. Charles Maurer and the staff at the Hematology and Oncology Associates of Fredericksburg, and to the Trolley Troop Bible study group for their unwavering love and support over these last seven years. Online guest book at covenantfuneralservice.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.