Edna Virginia Pearce Christopher, 79, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at her home after a long battle with ovarian cancer.

She was born on July 23, 1941 to Jessie Mae Riddle Pearce and Chester Ray Pearce and was a life-long  resident of Carroll County. She graduated from J.Z. George High School. She was a cotton grader for the USDA for 39 seasons. She was a member of the Cherokee Rose Garden Club in Carrollton, and Friends of the Carroll County Library. She was past president of the Carroll Academy PTA and was an avid cattle farmer, loved working in her flowers, and loved painting.

She is preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Frances Annette Pearce.

She is survived by her sisters, Bessie Pearce and Kitty Ray (Albert); children,

Janet Leigh Christopher Blaylock (Jackie) and Jeffrey Wayne Christopher (Gene);

grandchildren, Paten McDaniel (Tori), Jenny-Clare Christopher Holland (Garrett), Sara Christopher, and Pearce Christopher; and great grandchildren, Emily Claire McDaniel and Liza Kate Goasa.

Graveside services are 2:00PM Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Longview Cemetery in Carroll County. Rev.Joseph Sansing will officiate. Pallbearers are David Brown, Paten McDaniel, Taylor Blaylock, Garrett Holland, Brad King, Ben Cox, Bill Herrord, Jacob Luke, and Pearce Christopher.

Williams and Lord Funeral Home is in charge. Online guest book may be signed at www.williamsandlord.com