PEARSON--Ernest Pearson, age 65, of 4929 Hickory Ave., passed away Wednesday 2 a.m., Valparaiso, Ind. Funeral services Friday 2 p.m., Dalton funeral home, 727 Carroll St., Hammond. Rev. Elmer Nicholson oficiating. Burial Elmwood cemetery. Survivors: 3 sons, Ernest, Jr., Jack of East Chicago, Bert of Valparaiso; 1 daughter, Mrs. James Walker; 1 sister, Mrs. Edith Forss of Sweden; 10 grandchildren.