Ruby Cazady Pearson Bearden, 92, of Comanche, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, in her home. Services were held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 19, 2001, in the Praise Assembly of God Church in Comanche with W.W. Harkins officiating. Burial was in the Hennepin Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Comanche.
Mrs. Bearden was born September 11, 1908, in Hennepin to David Anthony and Odie Lucinda Pearson. She married Ben Bearden on May 2, 1942, in Sulphur. She was a homemaker and a cook with the Comanche school system. She was very involved in church activities at Praise Assembly of God where she was a Sunday School teacher, member of the ladies' quilting circle and president of the Women's Ministries.

Survivors include: her husband, Ben, of the home; two daughters, Linda Northcutt of St Louis, MO, and Judy Bearden Hales of Flagstaff, AZ; a brother, Floyd Pearson of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Leola Sheppard and Mary Juanita McMillan, both of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Pat Jones, Andy Jones, Edgar Owens, Terry Bishop, David Griffin, and Bobby Funkhouser.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hennepin Cemetery Committee Gazebo-Well Project, P.O. Box 253, Hennepin, OK 73444.