Virginia Hildreth, 84, of Lamar County, AL passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Sunday, February 3, 2019, from 1:00-3 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Sunday, February 3, 2019, at 3:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel, Columbus, MS with Bro. Kenny Gardner officiating. Interment will be in Wofford Cemetery, Lamar, AL with Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS directing.

Mrs. Hildreth was born April 28, 1934, in Lamar, AL to the late Murel and Tessie Willis Reid Carr. She loved to cook and clean. She enjoyed sewing as well. Gardening was especially was her favorite. Mrs. Hildreth loved her dogs. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hildreth is preceded in death by her husbands Elbert Pennington and Alton Hildreth; Son- Billy Wayne Pennington.

Mrs. Hildreth is survived by her son-Eddie Pennington, Sulligent, AL; sister-Polly Livingston, Columbus, MS; brothers-Charles (Joann) Carr Vernon, AL, and Donnie Wayne Reed, Caledonia, MS; step-daughters-Janice Brown, Carolyn Andrews and Mary Guin; grandchildren-Eric Pennington, and Jamie Ray (Megean) Pennington; great-grandchildren-Austin Pennington, Morgan Pennington, Myles Pennington, and Mason Pennington.

Pallbearers will be Eric Pennington, Jamie Pennington, Randy Rogers, Josh Rogers, Austin Pennington, and Chris Crimm. Honorary Pallbearers will be Steve Carr, Lary Turman, Darrell Pulliam, Tim Andrews, and George Brown.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105