Elizabeth Carolyn Robinson Pearson was born on March 18, 1932, in Clearwater, Florida to the late Sylvia Hawkins Banks and Willie Robinson. Elizabeth was raised by her great aunt, Bertha Foster, who also predeceased her. She was a graduate of Pinellas High School, Class of 1950. Elizabeth relocated to New York City, New York, where she resided in the Bronx area from 1950 to 1990. During her residency in New York, her son, Kevin Jerome Reed was born, and she met Paul Franklin Pearson and they were wed on June 20, 1979. Paul predeceased her on November 26, 2009. Elizabeth was employed with Bell Telephone Company as a Long-Distance Operator and with the City of New York as an Eligibility Specialist, retiring after 15 years of service. After her retirement, Elizabeth returned to Clearwater in 1990, where she worked at numerous other jobs.

Elizabeth Carolyn Robinson Pearson departed this life on March 23, 2022.

She leaves to cherish her memories…her son: Kevin J. Reed of Clearwater, FL; special cousins: Frankie Neal (Wilhemina) and Natalie McCray and her children, Jordan, Imani, Jared and Milo, all of Miramar, FL; stepchildren: Paul Pearson, Jr. of Richmond, VA, Leon Pearson of Mullins, SC, Robert Anthony Pearson of Philadelphia, PA and Verneeˊ A. Stoddart (Dr. E. T.) of Baltimore, MD; sisters-in-law: Elizabeth Hardy of Spartanburg, SC, Elizabeth Carlton of Newport News, VA and Veronica Pearson of Punta Gorda, FL; dear friends: Gloria C. Jones, Esther Hunt, Willie Massenberg and Beatrice Smith; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation Service will be held on Monday, April 4, 2022, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Smith Young Funeral Home Chapel, 1005 Howard Street, Clearwater, Florida. Interment Service will be Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 10:30 a.m. at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 Highway 72, Sarasota, Florida.

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