Cornelia Brackeen Pepper, age 84 of Athens, passed away Sunday July 17, 2022.
Mrs. Pepper was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of Pettusville Church of Christ.
Visitation will be at McConnell Funeral Home on Friday July 22nd from 11am-1pm. Funeral services will be in the chapel at 1pm with Ricky Gatlin and Tyler McClung officiating. Burial will follow at Athens Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Tyler McClung, Landon Bishop, Cale Abernathy, Matt Lannom, Daryl Brackeen, and Justin West. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Lamar and Tim Toone.
She is survived by her sons: Michael Pepper (Starlene), Zachary Pepper (Emma) and Kevin Pepper; daughter, Selina Ford (Sammy); brothers: Phillip Brackeen (Kay), Keith Brackeen (Mary) and Nathan Brackeen (Debbie); grandchildren: Abby Abernathy (Cale), Jocelyn West (Justin), Samantha Bishop (Landon), Brandon Pepper (Sarah), Tyler McClung, Anna McClung and Dennissee Greider (Jacob); and great-grandchildren: Aubrey Lee Bishop, Amos Pepper, and one more on the way.
Preceding her in death are her husband, Jerry Lee “Buddy” Pepper; parents, Carlos and Etta Brackeen; brothers, Glenn and Wayne “Bud” Brackeen; and sisters: Elna Toone, Yu-Vawn Blakely, Cletis Brooks and Joan Lovell.
