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Obituary for Pearl Forbes Haygood
Pearl Forbes Haygood, 86, of Ridgeland, MS passed on to her Heavenly home on Monday, August 14, 2017. A Memorial service will be held at Wells United Methodist Church on Thursday, August 24th, 2017 at 2:00PM. Visitation will begin one hour prior to service. In Pearl’s early years, she resided in west TN. She had a 30 year career with the Internal Revenue Service in Atlanta and Memphis. Her husband of 25 years, Robert Haygood, was also a career employee with the IRS. He died in 1988 at age 52 of pancreatic cancer. They have only one daughter, Teresa Haygood, who lives in Jackson, MS. She is a mosaic artist. Pearl was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Memphis, TN for over 40 years. She graduated from Central Bible College in Springfield, MO with a degree in foreign missions. In retirement, Pearl loved to express her creativity through watercolors. Two brothers, a brother-in-law, and one sister preceded her in death: Claude Forbes, Jr., of El Paso TX; Billy Forbes, of Atoka, TN; Bobby Clark, of Suwannee, GA; & Sarah Forbes, of Memphis, TN. Pearl is survived by 2 brothers and 2 sisters: Charles Forbes, of Rockwall, TX; Paul Forbes, of Hollywood, CA; Gloria Jackson, of Ladera Ranch, CA; Lucille Clark, of Suwanee, GA; & sister-in-law, Marie Forbes, of Bartlett, TN. She is also survived by several nieces & nephews and by many friends & neighbors. “Gone, but not forgotten. Although we are apart, your spirit lives within us, forever in our hearts.”
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