Pearl Newton Desilet

1928 - 2017

Pearl Newton Desilet obituary, 1928-2017, Columbia, SC

BORN

1928

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Dunbar Funeral Home - Devine

3926 Devine St

Columbia, South Carolina

Pearl Desilet Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 9, 2017.

COLUMBIA – Pearl Newton Desilet, 89, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Pruitt Health Nursing Home, in Ridgeway, South Carolina.



Born June 9, 1928, in Socastee, South Carolina, on a tobacco farm, she was a daughter of the late Charles Gordon and Bessie Delia Turbeville Newton. She was a long-time resident of Columbia, South Carolina, and was retired from the local Winn Dixie Grocery Store, where she was very popular and loved by many. After retirement, Ms. Desilet thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her family, friends and pets.



Surviving are a son, Ronald Edward Desilet, of Charlotte, N.C.; two daughters, Karen Beth Desilet Neal and Kathryn Pearl Desilet, both of Columbia; one sister, Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Newton Hopkins, of Cayce; five grandchildren, Jason, Kevin, Kimberly, Kelly and Andrew; a step granddaughter, Caroline; two great grandchildren, Kassidy and Christian and a step great grandson, Connor.



In addition to her parents, Ms. Desilet was preceded in death by a son, Phillip Andrew Desilet of Columbia; two brothers, Charles Gordon Newton and Joseph Betts Newton, Sr., both of Thomson, Georgia; four sisters, Bessie Delia Newton of Socastee, Narcille Newton Vereen Wilkie of Myrtle Beach, Janice Newton Schwartz of Manning and Marguerite Newton Macklen of Aiken; former husband, Wilfred Edward Desilet and her beloved pets, Wellie and Pixie.



Per Ms. Desilet’s wishes, there will be no service. Also per her wishes, Ms. Desilet was cremated and her remains will be put to rest in a private family gathering in Charlotte, N.C., alongside Will Desilet, her former husband, and father of her four children.



Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association or to an animal charity of the donor’s choice.



Arrangements made by Dunbar Funeral Home, 3926 Devine Street, Columbia, SC, (803) 771-7990, www.dunbarfunerals.com.

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October 4, 2017

Carmen Novellas

I remember Pearl from Winn Dixie. She always had a smile on her face for my mother and me. She was our favorite. Very sorry for your loss. She was a kind and loving person.

October 1, 2017

Josh Dowdey

She was a very special friend.

October 1, 2017

Alice Turner

Pearl was a very dear friend of mine. She was a lovely lady and it was an honor to have known her. She will be sorely missed by all of her family and friends.

October 1, 2017

Karen Beth Desilet Neal

October 1, 2017

Karen Beth Desilet Neal

My favorite memory of my Mom was when I was about 5 or 6 yrs old, maybe younger. I wanted to put my babydoll dress in rollers on old washer to wring out water and she said when she got back from clothes line she would help me! Well I didn't wait til she got back. I tried it on my own and my arm got stuck in the rollers and I screamed for Mama. She ran back to get my arm out and said she was glad she loosened it up before going to the clothes line! If not my arm would have been mush! She knew me so well! I thank my Mom for saving my arm and my life! I will always Love and Miss her so much!

September 30, 2017

Deidre Macklen

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

September 30, 2017

Jim Macklen

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

September 29, 2017

Tom Dalziel

I always felt welcome at Ms. Desilet's home when I came to play with her children starting in the 1960's, and kept in touch in later years when she lived on the same street (Wheat St.) as my mom. She was a sweet lady, and very devoted to her family. We will miss her, but also glad that she is surely in a peaceful place with God. I am still in close contact with her son, Ronnie, and daughter, Karen, and thankful for their friendship!

September 29, 2017

Lisa Woodring

I have great memories of having dinners at Aunt Pearl's house. I always marveled at how the Newton ladies were so different but so alike in so many ways. She has been on my mind, I am sad to hear of her passing.. Rest in peace Aunt Pearl!.

September 28, 2017

Kathy Desilet

Mom, I love you and miss you more than you could ever know. I wish I had been a much better daughter to you. My heart hurts so bad not having you in my life, but I know you are no longer suffering in any way - and that brings me some comfort. I look forward to being with you in Heaven. I hear you and feel you in my mind and heart constantly. So you will be with me in that way. I am so glad to have beautiful pictures of you to look at. You were the best and most beautiful Mother ever. All my love, Kathy.

September 12, 2017

Michael Hopkins

When I learned of Aunt Pearl's passing, I told my wife and kids about the fond memories I have of her and her family. Like the dinners we shared while the adults played cards...Aunt Pearl's beautiful deep blue eyes...how I've always loved the smell of Jergen's hand lotion that permeated her home...the dog named Sheba...remembering Aunt Pearl at the cash register of the grocery store where she worked...my adolescent crush on cousin Kathy...cousin Ronnie's magnificent artistic talent...and the time I accidentally engaged the neutral on my mom's '57 chevy and started rolling backwards down Wheat Street (I believe it was Cousin Phil that rescued me). These are wonderful memories. We hope your memories sustain you in your loss.

The Desilet family is in our thoughts.

With Sincerest Condolences,
Michael, Beth, Ethan and Amelia Hopkins

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