Janelle
Pepper Chew
03/23/1930 to 03/19/21Died of natural causes just a few days
before what would have been her 91st birthday. Born to parents Ezra &
Roberta Davis in Big Springs, Texas. She grew up in McKinney, Texas,
went to college at North Texas St. University & met and married Jim
Pepper.
She graduated from college with a teaching certificate. She taught
school in Grapevine, R. L. Turner Hi School, Freeport Hi School,
Washington D.C. ISD, Univ. of Houston, Univ. of WY. And TX State
Teachers College during her long career in education.
She met the love of her life, Paul Chew, in Houston and after they
married, followed his dream of living in the mountains and moved to
Dubois, WY. They returned to Texas living in Harlingen, then Bastrop
where they lived until the fire of 2011 that burned their house to the
ground. From there they moved to Wimberley, TX & then spent their final
years in San Marcos.
She was predeceased by her parents, Ezra and Roberta Davis, her older
brother Bill Davis, and younger sister Joan Greene. She is survived by
her husband of over 30 years, G. Paul Chew, her three children: Joani
Pepper, Jack Pepper& his wife Tara Denys, and Jeff Pepper and his wife
Joy. Plus grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews too
numerous to list.
No services are planned at this time due to the covid pandemic. |