Mary Pearline Hegwood

If you knew Pearline, then you knew how much she loved her husband, Hershel. They met in 1951, were married for 69 years, and had one daughter. Their love was a shining example of commitment and companionship. Her eyes lit up whenever she spoke of him, and her devotion to him was evident in how she took care of him throughout their lives. We are comforted knowing she has joined him in God’s presence.

Pearline was passionate about serving her church. She was a longtime member of Van Winkle Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and served on many church committees. After Van Winkle Baptist Church closed, she became a faithful member of Country Woods Baptist Church and loved regular fellowship with the ladies of her Sunday school class. Her faith was a source of inspiration to all who knew her. She had a profound impact on the lives of her family and friends. She consistently supported her family and invested her time teaching her grandchildren and great- grandchildren life skills like cooking and sewing. She unselfishly gave to help provide for them her entire life. When God presented a need, she was always willing to share what He had given her.

She is survived by her daughter, Sharron (Barry) Willoughby; two grandchildren, Matt (Ginny) Willoughby and Maribeth (David) McMillan; and six great grandchildren, Harper, Clayton, Hayes, and Lewis Willoughby and Jake and Brett McMillan, who were blessed to have shared their lives with her.