James Cornwall Pearson, age 73, of Melbourne, Fla., died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, Ga. He was a native of Nashua, NH, son of the late Vaughan W. and Bertha Pearson. He was a retired mechanical engineer from the Harris Corporation, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Melbourne, Fla., and was a veteran of the Berlin crisis, serving in the Air National Guard.He is survived by his wife Gail H. (Henry) Pearson of the home, one daughter, Sandra Haynes of Stuart, Fla., one son, William Henry Pearson of Fort White, Fla., one sister, Jean Jaquith of Williston, Vt., one brother, John Pearson of Concord, N.H. , four grandchildren.The body was cremated. Memorial services will be at a later date.Condolences may be sent to www.akinsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are being handled by AKINS FUNERAL HOME, Blue Ridge, Ga.