November 13, 2024, 93, Calypso —
Mrs. Mavis Pigford, a Calypso resident, and a former long-time resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly at home Wednesday night, November 13, 2024, surrounded by the love and devotion of her family.
This native of Des Moines, Iowa was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Douglas Hicks Pigford; a son, Jefferson Douglas Pigford; a granddaughter, Katharine Elizabeth “Katie” Wallace; her parents, William Gustafson and Neota Ruth Gatchell Gustafson; and her six siblings.
She had received a bachelor’s degree from Trinity Bible College, now Trinity University. She was a retired school teacher, having enjoyed a fulfilling teaching career with Duplin County Public Schools.
She is survived by three of her four children and their spouses, Cynthia and Mike Reynolds of Calypso, Hicks Pigford of Calypso, and Janis and James Hogan of Lenoir; a niece who was more like another daughter, Janet Meinke and husband, Kevin, of Salisbury; a sister-in-law, Adele P. Baker of Calypso; grandchildren, Brandon Gray Wallace and wife, Jacqui, of Garner, Lauren Wallace Albertson and husband, Mike, of Calypso, LoriBethe Pigford of Dudley, Arthur Pigford of Calypso, Clay Hogan and wife, Erin, of Boone, and Paul Hogan and wife, Yvonne, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; great-grandchildren, Andrew Douglas Albertson, Griffin Wallace Albertson, Katharine Mavis Albertson, Levi Ellis Hardison, Walter Harrison Hogan, and Paul William Hogan, Jr.; an honorary grandson, Colton Meinke and his wife, Anna, of Salisbury; and several nieces, nephews, and their families.
The Pigford family will receive friends at Tyndall Funeral Home on Friday, November 15, from 7 until 8:30 p.m., and at other times at the home of Mrs. Pigford in Calypso. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 16, at 2 p.m. from Calypso Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Nick Nielsen officiating. Burial will follow in Faison Cemetery in Faison.
In lieu of flowers, it is the request of the family that memorial gifts be made to Calypso Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 321, Calypso, NC 28325; St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105; Gentiva Hospice, 2309 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534; or Faison Baptist Church Celebrate Recovery Program, PO Box 280, Faison, NC 28341.
