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Pearl B Hobdy McWhirter

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
7 Mar 1969 (aged 86)
Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Pearl B (Hobdy) McWhirter was born on August 16, 1882 in Tennessee .

She was married on December 20, 1904 in Sumner County, Tennessee as the 1st wife of Walter Garfield McWhirter (1881–1966), the son of William Tyree McWhirter (1852–1925) and Mary Jane (Blackmore) McWhirter (1858–1931). Pearl and Walter were divorced in 1949 in Saint Johns County, Florida, and Walter was eventually remarried.

Living in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Pearl was 86 years old when she passed away at a Gallatin nursing home on March 7, 1969.

Survivors included her daughter Lola Isenberg in Gallatin, sisters Mrs Louise Ferrell of Gallatin, Mrs Jim Gatton at Louisville, Kentucky, Mrs Nell Jones in White House, Tennessee, nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services were held on March 9th at the Hendersonville Chapel of Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, and burial was Crestview Cemetery, Gallatin.


Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on March 9, 1969
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Pearl B (Hobdy) McWhirter was born on August 16, 1882 in Tennessee .

She was married on December 20, 1904 in Sumner County, Tennessee as the 1st wife of Walter Garfield McWhirter (1881–1966), the son of William Tyree McWhirter (1852–1925) and Mary Jane (Blackmore) McWhirter (1858–1931). Pearl and Walter were divorced in 1949 in Saint Johns County, Florida, and Walter was eventually remarried.

Living in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Pearl was 86 years old when she passed away at a Gallatin nursing home on March 7, 1969.

Survivors included her daughter Lola Isenberg in Gallatin, sisters Mrs Louise Ferrell of Gallatin, Mrs Jim Gatton at Louisville, Kentucky, Mrs Nell Jones in White House, Tennessee, nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services were held on March 9th at the Hendersonville Chapel of Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, and burial was Crestview Cemetery, Gallatin.


Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on March 9, 1969


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  • Created by: Syd Gardner
  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256572883/pearl_b-mcwhirter: accessed ), memorial page for Pearl B Hobdy McWhirter (16 Aug 1882–7 Mar 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 256572883, citing Crestview Funeral Home, Memory Gardens & Cremation, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Syd Gardner (contributor 47902230).