Levi Pearson Jr., husband of Minister Clementine "Tina" Jones Pearson, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.
Born July 3, 1940, in Manning, he was a son of the late civil rights activists Levi Pearson Sr. and Viola Clark Pearson.
Survivors besides his devoted wife of 52 years include a loving daughter, a loving daughter, Lorie "Cookie" Pearson Hodge; two grandsons, Dominique Ny'Quan J'Rome Hodge and Diondre Marquis Levi Hodge; seven sisters; two brothers; and a number of other family and friends.
The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 121 Gregory St. in Manning.
A service of remembrance for Levi Pearson Jr. will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Historic Trinity AME Church, 39 W. Rigby St. in Manning, where the Rev. Malachi Gibson, pastor, will bring words of consolation. Service of interment will follow at Manning Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left at www.flemingdelaine.com or sent to Flemingdelaine@aol.com.
Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services for Levi Pearson Jr.
