Funeral service for Marilyn McLain Hedgepeth will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Monticello Baptist Church with interment in Monticello City Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until the time of service. The Reverends Jon Daniels and Sam Taylor will officiate.
Mrs. Hedgepeth, 84, of Monticello, MS died June 19, 2021, at King’s Daughters in Brookhaven. She was born in Morton, MS August 26, 1936, to the late Earl Howard Walker and the late Mary Sessums Walker. She earned a Bachelor of Music Education from University of Southern Mississippi. She was employed by Lawrence County School District as a Music Teacher. She also taught private piano lessons from her home. Mrs. Hedgepeth served as pianist and organist of Monticello Baptist Church for over 60 years. She served in many clubs including Past President, Twentieth Century Club; Gideon’s International Ladies Auxiliary; Keeping in Touch (KIT) Club, and Senior Adult Ministry of Monticello Baptist Church, as well as the Retired Teachers Association.
She is preceded in death by husbands, Paul King McLain, Jr. and Lamar Hedgepeth and her parents.
Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, The Reverend Paul King McLain III (Ruthie), Douglas Walker McLain, and Daniel Earl McLain; daughter, Mary Frances McLain Boyd (Chris); sister, Margaret Walker Stormo (Don), three grandchildren, Alex Christopher McLain, McLain Christopher Boyd, and Mary Elizabeth Boyd. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Ronnie Hedgepeth (Linda), Danny Hedgepeth (Lora), and Jackie Williamson (Steve) and step-grandchildren.
Gifts in her memory to Monticello Baptist Church Music Ministry, P.O. Box 814, Monticello, MS 39654.
