Pearlie Amison Kent 76 of Elba, AL departed this life Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Elba Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elba, Alabama. Funeral services will be held from Westside Baptist Church on Monday, August 12, 2019 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Ken Wilson and Mr. Brian McNaughton officiating. Mrs. Kent will lie in State one hour prior to services at the church. Committal services will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be at Hayes Funeral Home on Sunday, August 11, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Mrs. Kent was an educator; inside the classrooms of Elba City Schools expanding minds for 32 years and in her backyard expanding the hearts of children with accomplishment of grasping the rings off the bottom of the pool. She taught children to face there fears and over come them.

Survivors include: Daughter - Shellye (Brian) McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Son - Michael (Starla) Amison, Elba, AL, Grandson - Jesse (Katilin) McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Granddaughter - Rachel McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Granddaughter - Hannah McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Granddaughter - Patricia McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Grandson - Samuel McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Granddaughter - Sarah McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Grandson - John McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Granddaughter - Hailey McNaughton, San Antonio, TX, Grandson - JonAshley Amison, Montgomery, AL, Grandson - Kenneth Neil Amison, Elba, AL, Sister - Dorothy Raye Kelley, Elba, AL, Sister - Mary Lou Davis, Greenville, AL, Brother - Robert Heartsill, Fort Deposit, AL.

Ms. Pearlir was preceded in death by her Father - Clyde Henry Heartsill, Sr., Mother - Dorothy Heartsill, Husband - Kenneth Amison and Husband - Wayne Kent, Brothers - Clyde Heartsill Jr., and William Heartsill.

Hayes Funeral Home of Elba, Alabama is serving the Kent family.