Ethel Mae Pearrell

Ethel Mae Pearrell, 91, of Brunswick, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. She was the wife of the late James "Jerry" R. Pearrell, Jr. Born on September 19, 1934, in Lovettsville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer G. Demory and Helen Etta (Baker) Demory.

Mae was well known for her cooking, especially for her red velvet cakes. She was active in New Hope UMC in Brunswick. She enjoyed gardening and canning, and loved traveling with her sisters and their husbands. As one of thirteen siblings, Mae was instrumental in raising her brother, Ronald, and considered his children, Chris and Wes, her grandchildren.

She is survived by her siblings: Barbara Wilt (Leonard), Shirley Phillips, Les Demory, Louise Dinterman, Susan Demory. Ronald Demory (Dottie); half siblings, Kenneth Demory (Faith), Joanna Harris (Gary), Donald Demory and Edith Hilton, as well as sister-in-law, Lisa Demory and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sons: Larry Pearrell, Mark Pearrell, an infant son, David Pearrell; siblings: Wilmer G. Demory, Jr., and James Richard Demory; brothers-in-law, Melvin Phillips, John Hilton and Wayne Dinterman and a sister-in-law, Mary Demory.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Mae's caregivers, Betty Reynolds and Beth Cannon, for the special care they gave to her.

The family will receive friends on Monday, November 10, from 10-11 AM at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1100 North Maple Avenue, Brunswick. A funeral service will immediately follow at 11:00 AM in the chapel of the funeral home. Interment will be at Park Heights Cemetery.