Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Henry Ford Pepper Sr., 79, of North Carolina died on Saturday, May 14, 2005. Son of the late Frederick Thomas Pepper and Betty Berry Pepper, he was born in Green County, Ky., on March 11, 1926. He was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church, where he also served as deacon. He was retired from Wilkes Community College, where he was adult basic education director. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, received his B.S. and M.A. degrees from Appalachian State Teachers College, served eight years on the Wilkes County Board of Education and was a trustee on the Wilkes Board of Directors of Clingman Medical Center. He was married to Nell Key, who survives. Survivors also include one son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Dorothy Pepper of Ronda, N.C.; two brothers, Glenn Pepper of Campbellsville and Eugene Pepper of Greensburg, Ky.; four sisters, Ruth Chaney and Evelyn Davis, both of Greensburg, Rosie Unger of Spencer, Ind., and Joann Ramsey of Glasgow, Ky.; three step-grandchildren, Tim Hicks, Chris Hicks and Loretta Caudle; and five step great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Gwynn Pepper and Chip Pepper. Funeral was Monday, May 16 at Hodges Funeral Home Chapel in North Carolina. The Rev. Kenneth Jordan officiated. Burial was in Pleasant Home Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may take the form of donations to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd St., Suite 1100, New York, N.Y. or the American Heart Association. To make a memorial donation, contact Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home in Greensburg at (270) 932-4271.
Posted with permission of the Central Kentucky News Journal