Jessie Parker Hedgpeth, 88, had her baptism made complete on March 17, 2009. Born June 18, 1920 in Rock Hill, SC, to the late Edgar Winfield Parker and Ella Goforth Parker, Jessie grew up in Marion, NC, the youngest of five siblings.

Jessie completed a secretarial certification from Greensboro Women\\chr(39)s College and moved to Lumberton, NC, to work as a church secretary at First Baptist Church where she met and married her husband, Ingram P. Hedgpeth in 1951.

During her good life, she was a daughter, a sister, a secretary, a wife, a homemaker, a Sunday School Teacher, a choir member, a deacon, an aunt, a mother, a grandmother, a teacher\\chr(39)s aid at Rowland Norment Elementary and a beloved counselor and friend to many.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Ingram P. Hedgpeth, Jr and Rev. Marilyn T. Hedgepeth of Durham, NC; three grandchildren, Emily, Andrew and Stuart; and by many, many beloved friends.

A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church, 606 N. Walnut Street in Lumberton, NC with Dr. David Elks officiating. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 938, Lumberton, NC 28359.

Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc in Lumberton, NC is serving the Hedgpeth family. To send condolences visit www.floydmortuary.net.