Mrs. Ida Merle Pearson, age 94, of Kinston, Alabama passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Gulf Coast Florida Hospital in Panama City, Florida.

Mrs. Pearson is survived by her daughters, Deborah Cole & husband, Jerry, Teresa Quick & husband, Chester, Diane Salter and Donna Maddox; daughter-in-law, Sheila Turman; son, Jerry Pearson & wife, Diane; sister, Josephine Blue; 12 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren & great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Shirley Turman; second husband, Olen Pearson; son, David Turman; brother, Houston Donaldson; and parents, Callie Coon Donaldson and Thomas Donaldson.

Graveside services for Mrs. Ida Merle Pearson will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, January 3, 2023 in Beulah Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Beulah Baptist Church, 16612 Maggie Rd., Opp, AL 36467.