William Kent Pearson

William “Kent” Pearson, 31 of Wakulla Station, Florida passed away December 31, 2012 after a life long battle with multiple medical conditions. He was the son of Shawn and Penny Pearson and the brother of Carrie Pearson Harris. Born April 17, 1981, he was a lifelong resident of Wakulla Station, Wakulla County, Florida. Kent was member of Wakulla United Methodist Church in Wakulla Station, and was a member of the “Animals” of Florida State Baseball. Kent was a proud 2000 graduate of Wakulla High School and attended all football games, home and away. Kent was also an avid fan of Florida State University in all sports. He loved WWE wrestling. As much as he was a sports fan, Kent also was a fan of politics. He was a past Ambassador for the March Dimes and was instrumental in the successful lobby of Florida’s Essential Electric law for the medically necessary, with Compassion for Children. Kent also did promotions for the Shriner’s during the years he was a patient. Kent was the center of attention where ever he went, with the love for life that he had. He not only enjoyed life more than anyone else, he also taught all those he came in contact with how to enjoy life. Kent was proud to call among his huge number of friends, then Jacksonville Jaguars Coach Tom Coughlin, Past FSU Coach Bobby Bowden, FSU Coach Mike Martin, Va. Tech Coach Frank Beamer, past University of Va. Coach George Welsh, Wakulla High School football coaches J.D. Jones and Scott Klees; and Florida Governors Bob Martinez and Jeb Bush. He was preceded in death by his great-great maternal grandmother Carrie Myers Eubank of Amherst, Va.; his maternal great-grandfather Harry Tucker Eubank, Sr. of Amherst, Va.; his grandfather Lawrence M. Pearson of Tallahassee, Fl.; his paternal great-grandmother Mary Wilkinson Andrews of Tallahassee, Fl.; his maternal grandmother Anne Beth Beard Eubank, Amherst Va.; his maternal great-grandmother Anna Tweedy Beard of Amherst, Va.; his maternal grandfather Harry Tucker Eubank, Jr. of Amherst, Va.; and his maternal great-grandmother Sallie Myers Eubank of Amherst, Va. Kent is survived by his parents, Shawn and Penny Pearson of Wakulla Station, Florida; his sister and brother in law, Carrie Pearson Harris and Wesley Harris of Lutz, Fla.; his maternal great-great Aunt Evenly Eubank Jeter of Lynchburg, Va.; his great uncle Winston Pearson of Cyrene, Ga.; his paternal grandmother Mary Frances Andrews Pearson of Tallahassee, Fla.; his uncle Blane Pearson and wife Sandy of Crestview, Fl.; his Aunt Lauren and husband Doug Owen of Chipley, Fl.; his uncle Dana Pearson and Rose Bruce of Tallahassee, Fl.; his uncle H.T. (Tuck) Eubank III and wife Betty of Quinton Va.; Uncle John P. Eubank and wife Beth of Monroe, Va.; and a great host of cousins and friends. The family will receive friends Friday, January 4th from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Bevis Funeral Home in Crawfordville (850/926-3333 or www.bevisfh.com). Services will be held at Wakulla United Methodist Church, Wakulla Station on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and family at other times at the home of Shawn and Penny Pearson. Memorial contributions may be made to the Marzuq Shrine Temple, Post Office Box 37120, Tallahassee, Fl. 32315; or to the Spina Bifida Association of America, 4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20007.

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William Kent Pearson

April 17, 1981 - December 31, 2012