Phyllis S. Pearson

Phyllis S. Pearson, 90, of Tonasket, WA, passed away peacefully at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket on October 24, 2008. Phyllis was born on December 6, 1917, to Patrick and Ethel Steele in Kittitas, WA. Phyllis grew up and attended school in Kittitas, where her grandfather and father were engineers on the Milwaukee railroad. While a teenager, she, her sister and mother, all heard the Gospel Story from two of the Lord’s servants and all chose to serve the Lord with a non-denominational fellowship of Christians. She remained true to that choice until her death. Phyllis attended the University of Washington, where she was trained as a registered nurse and met her future husband, Alvin A. Pearson. They married on September 18, 1939, and lived in Bothell, WA, while she continued her education to become a public health nurse. In 1951, the family moved to Mount Vernon, WA, where she worked for Skagit County Public Health and later, as a school nurse for the Mount Vernon School District until retirement. In 1982, they moved to Vancouver, WA, then moved again in 1989 to Chehalis, WA, where they lived until Alvin’s death in 1996. She moved to Omak in 2003, living at Apple Springs Assisted Living, until a major stroke made nursing care necessary in 2005. Phyllis is survived by her sons, John and his wife, Gayle of Chehalis, WA and Ted and his wife, Barbara of Omak, WA; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 56 years; her parents; and her sister. Viewing will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2008, from 5 to 8 p.m. and the Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 31 at 3:30 p.m., both at Precht-Harrison-Nearents Chapel in Okanogan, WA. There will be a Burial at Acacia Memorial Park, 14951 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA on Saturday, November 1, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. Precht-Harrison-Nearents Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements.>