Mr. Roy Franklin Pearson, 56, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 7th, at Porter Funeral Home, with interment in Whitehall Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Pearson was born January 2, 1954, in Louisville. He was a graduate of Louisville High School, and was a member of Whitehall United Methodist Church. He was the owner of Mid-South Loan, Inc, in Forest. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul D. “Jack” Pearson. He is survived by his mother, Katherine Cadmus Pearson of Louisville; a sister, Kathy Young of Louisville; and two brothers, Larry D. Pearson, and Paul W. Pearson, both of Louisville. Memorials may be made to Whitehall United Methodist Church, c/o Linda Whitehead, 1171 Bond Road, Louisville, MS, 39339.