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Charles Gilbert
Pearce Jr
February 15, 1927 – December 29, 2020
Charles G. Pearce, Jr., age 93, of Conway, Arkansas, departed this life on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock. Charlie was born to parents Charles G. Pearce, Sr. and Bessie Renfro Pearce on February 15, 1927, in Shark (Yell County), Arkansas. He grew up attending the Nazarene Church in Danville, AR. He was a 1945 graduate of Danville High School.
Charlie was a WWII veteran. He was employed by Trans World Airlines in Kansas City, MO, for 39 years, with 8 of those years spent in Saudi Arabia. He loved his Kansas City Chiefs and the Royals sports teams and traveling the world. He was an avid league bowler. After retirement, he volunteered at Conway Regional Hospital and was active in the First United Methodist Church of Conway for several years. He loved gardening and working in his yard, attending grandchildren's sports and school activities. He was a lifetime member of the VFW in Russellville, AR.
Preceding him in death are his parents, siblings Houston Pearce, Joe Pearce, Opha Hicks, and Opal Marcum, as well as his sons' mother, Paulette Pratt Pearce. He is survived by his wife Virginia Oates Pearce, his two sons Patrick Alain Pearce and Bradley Scott Pearce of Olatha, KS, grandson Patrick Pearce, Jr. (Michaela) and their sons Patrick Michael Pearce and Dominick Scott Pearce of Kansas City, and granddaughter Sasha Contesse (Adrian) of Beynac, France. He is also survived by his stepchildren James Salkeld (Patti), Ginger Yates (Johnny Butler), Susan Ralls, and Sandy Gunn, and their families, as well as a host of other family members and friends.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00P.M., Monday, January 4, 2021 at Havana Cemetery in Havana with Bro. Tom Sullinger officiating.
Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home and River Valley Cremations in Dardanelle. Online Guest Book and Condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com
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