Sue Wrenn Pearson

Sue Wrenn Pearson, 69, of Monroe passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025. She was the loving wife of Arnold Boyd Pearson for over 48 years.

Sue was born in Lynchburg on April 13, 1955, a daughter of the late Marion Kenneth Wrenn and Dorothy Ann Pattisall Wrenn. Sue was retired as a professional accountant with NB Handy in Lynchburg and was a member of the Disciples of Christ church.

Sue is survived by her husband Arnold Boyd Pearson; son Jonathan and wife Christine of Hillsboro, OR; son Benjaman and wife Lateisha, with their three children Lilith, Logan, and Ember, of Amherst; sisters Joyce Vest, Deborah Jennings, and Amy Housman and husband Tommy, brother Joe Wrenn, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Ann Pattisall Wrenn and Marion Wrenn, and her brother Keith Wrenn and his wife Jean.

Family—one word holds so much meaning.

To Sue, family meant everything, with 3 sisters, 2 brothers, and her parents, she was surrounded by love growing up. Then she met the love of her life, Arnold, and her family grew bigger. They found their forever home and were blessed with 2 sons who filled the home with joyous laughter and chaos. When they grew up, Sue’s family grew further with 3 grandchildren, Lilith, Logan and Ember, who she loved without end or measure. Sue was a great sister, wife, mother, and friend to all who knew her, but her true calling was being a grandmother. The bond between grandchild and grandma was a sight to behold. There was no mistaking the love and pride she had in them, and those kids loved their “MawMaw” and “PawPaw”. Whether it was pulling out every toy in the house for playtime, climbing up in the lap with a stack of books to be read to them, or going to the board game closet to get the next game set up on the dining table for everyone to play, the grandkids and grandparents cherished every moment spent together.

Home is where the heart is and for Sue her heart was her family. Birthdays, Easter parties, 4th of July cookouts, Thanksgiving get-togethers, and Christmas gatherings brought all of her family around her. She thrived on the warmth of the crowded living room or the back porch picnic area filled by her husband, sons, daughters in law, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, cousins, parents, and friends. The laughter and storytelling would fill the house or echo throughout the hollow as hours passed in frivolity.

Sue also had many passions of her own and within the community. Her lifelong love of animals found a perfect match when she took up riding horses as a young woman. After she and Spyder purchased the farm where they lived for 42 years, she was able to keep horses and enjoy them daily with friends and family, from loops around the ring at the farm to trail rides in the area. They were dear to her heart, and she cared for many horses over the years, both the ones she bought for riding and companions, and some that she helped rescue from the area. Most days if you were looking for Sue, she’d be in the barn, along with her faithful dog Tank.

She and Spyder loved traveling and camping, spending as much time as they could on weekend trips, camping at local lakes and state parks, and later taking the kids and grandkids to the beach. She enjoyed regular beach vacations with her siblings as well, and traveled cross country to visit Jonathan’s home in Oregon. Many friends joined them over the years at Buggs Island Lake for sunset cruises and music by the campfire, and Sue’s favorite camping meal–a good Southern boil.

Sue was a longtime member of Euclid Christian Church in Lynchburg, where she sang in the choir and volunteered her time and kindness in children’s ministry and church events. She was an active leader with the local Boy Scouts chapter while both her sons went from Cub Scouts all the way to Eagle Scouts.

She and Spyder loved their weekends spent at local drag strips, while Spyder and his friends raced, cheering them on with excitement and fun. Much of their life together was spent behind the wheel or on the seat of various cruisers and motorcycles–covering miles from the top of Skyline Drive all the way down the Blue Ridge Parkway, west to Arkansas and Missouri to visit family homeplaces and longtime friends, and south to Florida for the Daytona 500.

She shared a love of gardening with her mother Ann, sister Amy and daughter-in-law Christine. Spring would find the yard bursting with flowers in cheerful yellows, pinks and reds, and summer time patio draped in tomato vines and the soft shade of trees she and Spyder planted when they first moved in and watched grow over the years.

The family will be receiving friends and family at their residence. Please call ahead. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her name to your favorite charity, or to Food For the Hungry or Wounded Warriors.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Madison Heights is assisting the family.