ELSIE G. PERNELL


LOUISBURG - Elsie Gray Hunt Pernell, 84, died Thursday, July 21, 2011. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Marion D. Lark at 11 a.m. Monday, July 25, at New Hope Christian Church, 2973 NC Highway 98 (between US Highway 401 and NC Highway 39), Louisburg.

Surviving: son, Julian J. Pernell Jr. of Columbia, S. C.; sister, Josephine Driver; sister, Shirley (Kirby) Hinson of Louisburg.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian J. Pernell; parents, Mark Henry and Bessie Denton Hunt; and sister, Mary Charles Holmes.

The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall immediately following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Julian and Elsie Gray Pernell Academic Endowment Scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College, P. O. Box 917, Henderson, NC 27536, or the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements by J. M. White Funeral Home of Henderson.