Jimmy “Papa” Pearson, age 74 of Carrollton, met his Lord and Savior face to face on May26, 2021. He was bornDecember 19, 1946, in Dallas, Georgia, son of the late Enoch Warner Pearson and the late Fannie Lou Henderson Pearson. He was a faithful member of Fullerville Baptist Church in Villa Rica and traveled the world as a gospel singer with “The Diplomats”. He loved golf, horses, western movies, scary movies, grilling, yard work and spending time with friends and family.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by four half-brothers and three half-sisters. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Rita Williams Pearson of Carrollton; his children, Rhonda and Ty Tavalez of Dallas, GA, and Corey and Heather Pearson of Bremen; grandchildren, Zachary and Hannah Stephens of Las Vegas, Devin Tavalez of Dallas, GA, Audree Pearson of Bremen, and Sydney Tavalez of Dallas, GA; two great grandchildren, Kyla Stephens, and Grady Stephens both of Las Vegas; sister, Wanda Henderson of Rome, GA; and 2 nephews and 2 nieces.