Carolyn Rial Pendergraft, age 78, of Joplin, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2014 at Joplin Health and Rehabilitation with family at her side.
Carolyn was born December 2, 1935 in Vandalia, Missouri, daughter of the late Thomas Rial and Gail Price Rial. She was also preceded in death by her four siblings.
She married Durard “Dude” Pendergraft on September 3, 1954 in Miami, Oklahoma. They lived in Joplin for nearly 57 years until the 2011 tornado destroyed their home and business, at which time they moved to Seneca, but rebuilt the business in the same location on Main Street. Dude survives at the home. Also surviving are their three sons, A. Powell Pendergraft (Kim) of Buda, Texas, D. Allen Pendergraft (Carrie) of Seneca, Missouri, and Jay Pendergraft (Betsy) of Carthage, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Jared and Kayla Pendergraft, Buda, Texas, Thomas and Jonathan Pendergraft of Seneca, Rose Peacock (John) of Neosho, Missouri, Hannah Coberly (Josh) of Monett, Missouri, Jessie and Luke Pendergraft of Carthage; a great-granddaughter Holly Mae Coberly.
Carolyn supported Dude as co-owner of Dude’s Daylight Donuts which they started September 21, 1954 in Joplin. She was a faithful member of the Church of Christ since her baptism into Christ for the remission of her sins in April 1954.
Her greatest joys were caring for her family, serving God, and making people smile. Her body will be cremated and laid to rest in the Osborne Memorial Cemetery Columbarium until her resurrection of a new, painless body like unto Christ.
Memorial services will be Friday, August 1, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Church of Christ, 26th and Connecticut with Richard Chambers and Jake King officiating.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Fairhaven Children’s Home of Stafford, Missouri.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary.
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