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Pearlie
Griggs
February 5, 2018
Pearlie Ann Griggs, 76, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, February 5, 2018 at her home. Homegoing Services will be 1 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2018 at Redemption Ministries, located at 701 25th Street NE, with Bishop Robert L. Green presiding. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until service time Friday at the Church.
Pearlie was born February 18, 1941 in Montgomery, Alabama, the daughter of Joe E. and Mary F. (Wilson) Jones. She married Willie McCall Sr. in Montgomery, Alabama. He later passed away. Pearlie married Leo Griggs on December 18, 1999. She worked at Quaker Oats for 28 years. Pearlie was very active in the community and state, volunteering at the museum, American Heart Association, and as a prison ministry. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Pearlie enjoyed cooking, walking, gardening and fundraising.
Pearlie is survived by her husband, Leo Griggs; children, Joyce Bryant, Willie McCall Jr. all of Cedar Rapids, Tony (Marsha) McCall of Texas, Tyrone (Theresa) McCall of Davenport, Mary Clayton of Cedar Rapids and Gary McCall of Des Moines; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her sister Virginia Gee, and her brother Johnny (Diantha) Powell of Alabama.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Elnora Robinson, Mary Jo Steele, Louise Ingram, Dollie Gibson, and Dorothy Sears, Clara Lee Jones.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
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