Verdine Pearson

June 7, 1928 - July 3, 2015

Verdine Pearson, 87, of Benton Harbor, Michigan went to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully on Friday, July 3, 2015 at home with her family by her side. Services celebrating her life and faith will be held at 11 AM Friday, July 10, at the Greater Faith Apostolic Church with Bishop Carlton Burrel Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Garden. The visitation will begin at 10 AM Friday at the church. Arrangements have been handled by the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service. Please share memories, messages, or photos at www.florin.net. Verdine was a woman of faith, family, and friendship. She worked as a lab tech for Musselman Dawn, and as a dietary technician for Mercy Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Lakeland Medical Center, and Benton Harbor area schools. Verdine and her husband Leroy were the founders of the Pentecostal Power Church of Benton Harbor. She was a longtime member of New Vision, an Apostolic Assembly of Niles, MI. She took pride in being a senior volunteer for COA of Benton Harbor and being a grandmother to countless local school children. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Leroy Pearson; children: Roxie Dine Finley-Gordon, Melvin (Ronnie Tina) Pearson Sr., Donald W. (Sharonda L.) Pearson, Gayle (Carlton) Burrel, and Hazel Tate; 26 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren; brother Peter Wilson; special God Daughters: Shevette Greenhow, Wendy Gunn, and Marie Baird; many nephews, nieces, and cousins.