Meddie Kathleen Pendergrass Obituary (1919 - 2014)

Mrs. Meddie Kathleen Pendergrass, age 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Alamo, TN after a brief illness. Visitation will be held at Ronk Funeral Home on Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 10:00 to 12 noon. Funeral services will immediately follow, with internment at Alamo Cemetery. Larry Harper, minister of Cairo Church of Christ will officiate. Kathleen was born on September 16, 1919 in Crockett County where she was raised, and lived all but the last few years of her life. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who loved to cook, keep house, sew, and work in the garden. She was a faithful member of the Cairo Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by infant child, Roger Dale Pendergrass; a loving husband of 63 years, Floyd Pendergrass; three brothers, Eugene Hughes, Fred Hughes, and Rubert Hughes; and two sisters, Josie Fultz and Maxine Swabb. Left behind to cherish her memory are two sons; Jimmy Earl Pendergrass(Linda) of Jupiter, FL and Glen Allen Pendergrass(Debbie) of Jackson, TN; a sister, Juanita Clement of Alamo, TN, and brother, Melvin Hughes(Judy) of Dyersburg, TN; seven grandchildren, Marty Pendergrass, Tracey Pendergrass, Wesley Pendergrass, Bryan(Sabrina)Pendergrass, Taylor(Betsy)Pendergrass, Jay(Kari)Pendergrass, and John(Chasity)Akiki; fifteen great-grandchildren, Mary Taylor, Brady, Shepherd, Elizabeth, Harry, Ruby and Pate Pendergrass; Quinn, Gabriel, Eli, Cherish, Thatch, Zev, Harmony and Sledge Akiki. Casket bearers to serve will be Marty, Wesley, Tracey, Bryan, Taylor and Jay Pendergrass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Cairo Church of Christ, Alamo, TN. The family would like to thank the Nurses and staff of the Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for their loving care over the past 14 months. Kathleen leaves a legacy of a life of works and service much like the women described in Proverbs 31:"she looked well to the ways of her household....let her works praise her in the gates."