Adelia Elizabeth Pearson

Adelia Elizabeth (Fager) Pearson, 98, Miller, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at McCrite Plaza Topeka following a brief illness. Adelia was born Mar. 25, 1919 to Oscar and Anna Fager of rural Miller. Her grandparents and parents were among Swedish immigrants who formed the community of Stotler near the Lyon/Osage county line. She attended school nearby in Miller and lived most of her life on farms close by. Adelia was an accomplished pianist and organist and served her church in this role and the community as an accompanist for many years for the local men’s quartet. She married Earl F. Pearson in 1940 and together they established a farmstead along Elm Creek and later founded The Miller Elevator. Adelia was first and foremost a mother and homemaker for their family of 6 children but also was a long serving member of the surrounding communities in school and church activities. She enjoyed quilting, jewelry making and at age 79 she became fascinated with oil painting, was self-taught, and continued the art until just weeks before death.
 
She is preceded in death by her parents, sisters Alice Fager Sandstrom and Lorraine Fager Gadd, and brother Laurell Fager, and her husband Earl. She is survived by her children Fred Pearson (Patricia), Osage City, KS; Elaine Jacobson (Mike), Kansas City, MO; Alice Morris (Don), Kingsport, TN; Mary Booker (Tom), Richardson, TX; Jane Wheat (Pete), Allen, KS; and Renee Stinson, (Brian), Allen, KS; 11 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren.
 
A Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 11 AM at the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 210 Holliday St. Osage City, KS  66523 and visitation will be at the Fellowship Hall, same location on Monday, June 5, between 7 – 9 PM.
 
Memorials are suggested for Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church and maybe sent in care of VanArsdale Funeral Chapel, 107 N. Sixth, Osage City, KS 66523. Condolences may be expressed at vanarsdalefs.com.