Marlene Pearson, age 79, of Gatesville, Texas went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 6, 2013. Marlene was born March 3, 1934 in Kingstree, South Carolina to Hubert and Mary Ester Froedge. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jack H. Pearson; and son, Jimmy Pearson. Marlene is survived by her daughters, Debra Elaine Lee and Mary Lisa Livingston; sons, Eric Dean Pearson and Jack Dwayne Pearson; grandchildren, Robin Ruebush, Dustin Lee, Cody Lee, Amanda Pearson, John Pearson, Jake Pearson, Patricia Wiley, Michelle Pearson, and Michael Pearson; great-grandchildren, Triton Wiley, Haven Wiley, Elijah Pearson, Autumn Pearson, McKenzie Pearson, Christopher Pearson, and Peyton Lee; and her faithful dog, Prissy.