David Carl Pearsall

| January 19, 2006 12:00 AM

POLSON — David Carl Pearsall, 63, died peacefully Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at his earthly Polson, home and has now departed to his eternal heavenly home. David was born Dec. 6, 1942, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Elroy Pearsall and Verona Liggett Pearsall. He had lived 15 years in the Mission Valley.

He married Evelyn Hapken on January 1975 in Denver. They have four children.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn of Polson; sister Cheri Petraitis of Pennsylvania; daughters Darleen Gilbert of Ohio, Dawn Stahl of Florida, Heather Crosswhite of North Carolina; son Roy Pearsall of New Mexico, and 13 grandchildren.

David was in the travel industry for 41 years beginning with Trans World Airlines. He managed several travel agencies and owned and operated Integrity Travel. He was an avid rifle and certified bow hunter. He enjoyed fishing with his children in the Mission Mountain wilderness. He backpacked and canoed with Evelyn, family and friends into Canada's Quetico Provincial Park. He loved vegetable gardening and grew plenty of corn, which was his favorite.

However, the passion of his life was his love of Jesus Christ and the desire that all men walk according to all his ways. Colossians 2:6, Philippians 2:10 and Proverbs 1:7.

Memorial donations are suggested to Lake County Home Health and Hospice, 711 Main St. SW, Ronan, MT 59864,

Funeral services were held Jan. 16 in Musselshell, where David loved to hunt. His final resting place was in Roundup. Arrangements and services were under the direction of Grogan Funeral Home, Polson.

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