Mrs. Pemmer Wynn

Pemmer was born September 16, 1917 in Carroll County, Tennessee to the late Burno Brown (Winston) and Oz (Porter) Fields. Burno Brown was the daughter of Rhoda and Square Winston. Pemmer had two brothers, Arthur Levi and Raymond Porter. She did not learn until later in life that her father was actually a Fields. Throughout her life she has always served the Lord, having accepted Him as her personal Savior at an early age. She was a willing worker poised to help whomever she could and wherever she saw the need. In her lifetime she had been affiliated with various churches. However, in Gadsden, Tennessee, she served as a Junior Missionary, Usher and worked tirelessly on the Mothers’ Board at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. As a child Pemmer worked in a restaurant one hour before school and one hour after school for 7 1/2 cents an hour. She also worked in private homes before and after school as well. After completing the 6th grade her work experience was farm work and health care for neighbors and friends. Grandmother Wynn found time to be a foster mother to children needing loving homes. Moreover, she was a loving mother and caretaker to all who needed a warm meal or someone to talk to. Many remember Ms. Wynn swinging on her porch swing on 114 Orchard Street in Jackson, Tennessee, always available for a conversation. On November 9, 1939, she married Herbert E. Wynn and to this union nine children were born. Five sons preceded her in death: Herbert, Willie Harold "Bull", Karon John, Samuel and James Ray. Although disabled, Grandmother Wynn enjoyed visiting friends and loved ones. She traveled across the country to places as far as California, Canada, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington, DC, and back home to Tennessee. Pemmer has received numerous certificates and awards for the PTA and the 4-H Club and others. Her most meaningful award was the Family Plaque that reads: “You are the Wynn Beneath My Wings” given to her July 5, 2003 at the Robinson-Wynn-Jones Family Reunion. Pemmer Carnella Callidonia Victoria Wynn departed this life on Saturday, October 4, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri. Grandmother’s life has been one of trials and tribulations, but she has overcome them all. Why? Because she serves the Most High God who has given her an escape out of all of her troubles. In the hours leading to her eternal rest, Grandmother Pemmer hummed the hymn “Precious Lord”. It is as if the Lord was whispering in her ear, “. . . Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” Matthew 25:21 She leaves to cherish her memory her children: Tillie, Martha, Robert and Beverly. Her daughters-in-law and sons-in-law. God blessed Grandmother Wynn to have sixteen grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. Moreover, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

Mrs. Pemmer Wynn

September 16, 1917 - October 4, 2014