Pearlie Elizabeth Glass (Caldwell) Cumbie of Randolph, Virginia passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born on February 4, 1931, to Charles Booker and Pearlie Inez Keesee Glass. When she was still a newborn, her mother passed away and she was unofficially adopted by her cousins Eugene and Hilda Caldwell and raised as one of their own. She is predeceased by her parents and all of her brothers and sisters in both families.

She is survived by a son, Bruce Cumbie; nieces, Barbara Jean Caldwell Hash (Ralph), Alice Faye Caldwell Williamson, Joann Caldwell Williamson (Gerald), and Ann Cumbie Jones (Lynn); nephews, Allen Caldwell (Teresa), and Tony Caldwell (Cindy); and numerous cousins. She is also survived by a furry, four-legged friend named Bridgett so named by Pearl because she was found abandoned at the Staunton River Bridge.

Pearl graduated from Rustburg High School, married Jimmie D. Cumbie a week later and moved to Scuffletown in the Saxe area (now Randolph) of Charlotte County, Virginia. She helped on the farm and also worked at Burlington, Virginia Crafts, and retired from Clover Yarns in 1993. Pearl attended New Hope Methodist Church and was a member of the Women of the Church. She also taught a Sunday School Class for a while. Pearl loved the Lord and read through the Bible several times. She knew the Bible so well that she often could tell someone where to find any verse that they were having trouble finding.

Pearl was a voracious reader and could read a box full of books in a few days. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and sewing. She also had a garden up until this past year and enjoyed working with her hands. She even made green tomato ketchup year before last and canned several jars full. She was a great cook like most ladies who grow up on the farm. She also had a milk goat and various animals through the years. She especially loved her dogs and cats. She could shoot a bow as well as a shotgun and often told the story of when Jimmie D. was at a barn firing tobacco one time she had to go out and shoot a raccoon that the dog had treed and was keeping everyone else awake in the middle of the night. She could drive a tractor or farm truck as well as a car and got her driver’s license when she was only 14 years old using the farm truck that they owned.

A funeral service will be held at New Hope Methodist Church on Friday, January 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., with family visitation starting at 10:00. Burial will follow in the church cemetery and there will be a reception in the fellowship hall afterwards. The Reverend Ralph Moore will be conducting the service. Memorial donations can be made to New Hope Methodist Church Building Fund or to any charity of your choice. Browning-Duffer Funeral Home of Keysville, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.

Condolence Messages

  1. Doug Finch

    23 January 2025 2 weeks ago

    Bruce, so so sorry for your loss. She was a wonderful lady an a long time friend of my mom. I know she will be missed.

  2. Wendy Moore Shepherd

    25 January 2025 2 weeks ago

    Sorry for your loss.Thoughts and prayers to you..

  3. Dave Stump

    25 January 2025 2 weeks ago

    Bruce, very sorry for your loss. Know you did all you could for her and she could not have had a more faithful son. May she rest in the arms of our Lord.

  4. Shirley F Shepperson

    28 January 2025 2 weeks ago

    Bruce, my sincere condolences & prayers are with you during this most difficult time of bereavement. I will truly miss your mom; she was like a mom to me also. There are so many fond memories that I have to hold on to. Remain strong & God bless.

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