Helen Hester Pendergrass, 80, of Henderson, N.C. passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at Duke University Hospital in Durham.

Born in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Pauline Daniel Hester and James Allen Hester.

She retired from the banking industry as a bank teller and was a member of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Richardson and the Rev. Frank Sossamon.  Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens.

Surviving are her husband of sixty-one years, Bobby Allen Pendergrass, three children, Kathy Pendergrass, Pam Whaley (Chris) and Allen Pendergrass (Cindy); six grandchildren, Justin, Jade (Jon), Jessica (Dusty), Jacob (Jaya), Jordan (Tatumn) and Chloe (Rory); three sisters, Carolyn Watkins (Billy), Barbara Nelson and Brenda Richardson, one brother, Tommy Hester (Myra), along with several nieces and nephews and other extended family. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy Hester and Donnie Hester.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church.  All other times, they will be at her home.

Serving as pall bearers will be Mike Watkins, Dwayne Hester, David Nelson, Benji Nelson, Daniel Hester, and Keith Pruitt.

Arrangements by Sossamon Funeral Home of Henderson. Online condolences may be made at www.sossamonfuneralhome.com .