James Michael "Mike" Pernell, 73, of Henderson, NC passed away Sunday, September 14, 2025 at Maria Parham Health.
Born in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Perry Pernell and Sarah Joan Briggs Pernell.
Mike was a member of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving are his wife, Jane Pearce Pernell; four daughters, Linda Jo Taylor (Travis), Mandy Boykin, Caitlen Edge (Mark), and Alyssa Roberson Pernell; one son, Jackson Hughes (Vanessa); 10 grandchildren, Jonathan Boykin, Hannah Hypes, Jillian Taylor, Silas Taylor, Elizabeth Edge, John Edge, Jada Hughes, Jacob Hughes, Taylor Hughes, and Sydney Allen; two great-grandchildren, Emory Smith and Caden Pollock; two brothers, Dale Pernell (Teresa) and Clay Pernell (Ronna); several nieces and nephews, and other extended family members. Alongside his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Lauren Roberson.
A funeral service will be held Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church conducted by Rev. Frank Sossamon. Interment will immediately follow at Sunset Gardens.
Serving as pallbearers will be W.A. West, Herbie Grissom, Billy T. Stanton, Jason Pernell, Wil Stanton, and Randy Hoyle.
The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. at the church and for all other times at the home.
Arrangements are by Sossamon Funeral Home of Henderson. Online condolences may be made at www.sossamonfuneralhome.com.