Pemberton, Evelyn

Retired IMB missionary Pemberton dies at 76

Evelyn Pemberton of Headland died Aug. 15. She was 76.

Pemberton served with the International Mission Board (IMB) as a missionary in Mexico until retirement. She also served alongside her husband in Baptist churches in Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma.

Pemberton was born in Wetumpka and moved to Tallassee as a teenager. She received an associate degree from Wallace College in Selma, attending on a voice scholarship.

Pemberton was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Headland. She is survived by her husband, Bob; daughter, Janet; sons, Randy and Joshua; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. (Jessica Ingram)