OBITUARY NAME: Sheldon Wayne Pearson age 62, a longtime Atoka area resident. BORN: He was born on April 17, 1948, to Wilbur and Faye Pearson, at Simpson, Kansas. PASSED AWAY: Sheldon passed away on December 4, 2010, at Atoka, Oklahoma. AGE 62 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS EDUCATION: He graduated from Simpson High School and later from Fort Hays State University. MARRIED: Sheldon married Hazel (Johnson) Pearson on January 1, 1983, at Ada, Oklahoma MILITARY: He was a Vietnam veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years. OCCUPATION: Sheldon was a Maintance man for the Atoka Schools. CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES, AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: SURVIVED BY WIFE: Hazel Pearson of the home in Atoka, OK. SONS: Boyd Wayne and Dale Raymond Pearson SPECIAL STEP-SON: Joseph A. Johnson of Elk City, OK. PARENTS: Wilbur and Faye Pearson SIBLINGS: Monty Pearson and wife Jackie of Smith Center, KS. Shirley Beisel and husband Jim of Peabody, KS. GRANDCHILDREN: Along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and dear friends. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ****************************************************************************** CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK