Laura Pendergrass

BONNE TERRE, Mo. — Laura Lea Pendergrass, 59, was born May 17, 1963, in Bonne Terre and departed this life Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

She is survived by her parents, Robert and Karen Maxson Caler, and daughters, Courtney (Michael) Haugh, Angela (Jay) Burnett and Susan (Ryan) Abney. She was blessed with three grandchildren, Amber Huckabee, Lillian Pitchford and Leif Abney, and a sweet baby girl, Leonna Abney, poised to make her arrival in late February. She is also survived by her brother, John Caler, and sisters, Amy Pratte and Crystal Caler. She has one beloved nephew, Ty Pratte.

Laura graduated from Park Hills (Missouri) Central High School in 1981 and was a graduate of Mineral Area College. She also graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's in secondary education. She was loved by so many and will truly be missed.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Horton & Wampler Funeral Home in Park Hills. The Rev. Bill Bond of Elvins (Missouri) Baptist Church will be officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Elvins Baptist Church.