NEW MADRID, Mo. — Pecola Wofford was born Nov. 15, 1929, in Kewanee, Missouri, to the late Jessie Lee and Willie Mae Jones.
She married the late simon Wofford III on Feb. 8, 1947, in New Madrid.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie Lee and Willie Mae Jones; her husband, Simon Wofford III; three daughters, Alberta Farr, Dorothy Wofford and Sharon Iola Wofford; and one son, Simon Wofford IV.
She was raised in Missouri; as a child, she confessed a hope in Christ at a young age. She was an active member of Holy Temple Church of God in Christ at Howardville, Missouri. She taught classes in church and believed in the power of prayer. She loved to cook and had a loving and peaceful spirit of a Mother. She leaves to cherish her memory: her sister, Iola Ward; and her brother, Freddie Crowe; nine daughters, Alice Hester, Mary Cain, Janice and Lloyd White, Rose and Larry Butler, Norma and Richard Amos, Ruth and Perry Thompson, Sandra and Daryl Devine, Helen and Alvin Thomas, Vanessa and David Strong; eight sons, Aaron and Shirley Wofford, Larry and Bracey Wofford, Jann Wofford, Robert Wofford, Samuel and Toni Wofford, Anthony and Sherrie Wofford, Emon and Jill Wofford and LaShaun Wofford; and a host of grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time at noon Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time at noon Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid.