Pearlie B. Dean was born on
June 8, 1931
in Midway, Texas to Wilbert and Willena (Kizzee) Sherwood. She was their fourth child.
She was raised in Midway, Texas.
She accepted Christ early in life and united with Duck Creek Baptist Church but once she moved back to Trinity, she attended Lone Star Missionary Baptist Church occasionally.
Pearlie was a cook for the majority of her life.
She married Kelly Dean in holy matrimony.
Pearlie's hard working hands were laid to rest on
May 25, 2017
at The Woodlands, Texas at Vitas Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbert and Willena Sherwood; husband, Kelly Dean; son, James Colley; brothers, Earnest Watkins, Wilbert Jr, Earnest Dean, Clifton, Billy and Tommy Lee Sherwood; sisters, Lillie Mae Sanders and Opell Massie.
Those left behind to remember cherished memories: daughter, Earnestine Roberson (O.C. Harris) Trinity, Texas; sisters, Ruby Day of Trinity, Texas; two grandchildren, Aisha Bigham (James) of Trinity, Texas, LaShunda Walker (Cedric) of Huntsville, Texas; six great grandchildren, Takrista Bigham, Namonie & James Woods, Jr., All of Trinity, Texas, Eric, Brehanna, and Aylia Walker, all of Huntsville, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Daisy Lee Sherwood and Barbara Sherwood, both of Grand Prairie, Texas. A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.