Ponderee Matlock Parmely

Ponderee Matlock Parmely of Pocahontas, Tennessee died at her home on December 24, 2022, at the age of 95.

She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Jo Henry Hazel Faulkner Matlock. Ponderee was united in marriage to Raymond Howard Parmely on June 20, 1947, who also preceded her in death on May 2, 1999. She was a homemaker, assisted her family in running a farm, as well as the Parmely Grocery store in Pocahontas from the mid 1960’s to the late 1970’s. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Pocahontas.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Gale Parmely; two sisters, Verble Ocborn and Zelma Bright; four brothers: J.D., Cliff, Nig and Leamon Matlock; a great grandchild, Lazarus Parmely.
She is survived by a daughter, Peggy Ree Bearden of Michie, TN; three sons: Kenneth, Rickey (Shelia) and Grady (Maggie) Parmely all of Pocahontas; ten grandchildren: Kirk Parmely, Marcus and Bobby Joe Tucker, Lance and Lane Parmely, Kara Davison, Lindsey Parmely, Katherine Parmely, Sarah Parmely, and Kaydence Menzies: nine great grandchildren: Katie and Logan Tucker, Callie and Annabeth Parmely, Skyla McMasters, Xander, Alice Ann, Xaria and KeLeigh Parmely; two sisters, Charlene Vale of Columbus, Mississippi, and Mildred Harrison of Ramer, Tennessee; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers: Kirk Parmely, Marcus Tucker, Bobby Joe Tucker, Lance Parmely, Lane Parmely and Stevie Chessor. Honorary pallbearers: Steve Robertson, Chase Anderson and Brian Sain.