Born November 10, 1949 in Vance County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Pendergrass and Annie Lee Abbott Pendergrass.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brother, Richard Pendergrass.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Melissa Anne Shearin and fiancé, Gene Roberts; sisters, Lucille Pringle, Jean Engle and husband, Ron, Betty Strickland and husband, Marcus, Judy Reid; brothers, Millard Pendergrass, Henry Pendergrass and wife, Diann, Patrick Pendergrass and wife, Lisa; grandchildren, Kasey James Shearin and wife, Ashlyn Reavis, Kevin Scott Wilson, Tonya Deal Sadler, Stephanie Deal Henson, Kandie Deal; and 13 great-grandchildren.
The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019 in the Chapel of Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home in Newton, with Rev. Edwin Elmore officiating.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. at Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home.