Shelia Ann Pendergraft

OKLAHOMA CITY - Shelia Ann Pendergraft, 73, joined her Heavenly Father on Oct 2, 2021. The daughter of Margaret (Crain) & Adrian Jeffcoat, Shelia was born Aug 31, 1948 in Ft Smith, AR. Shelia spent her early childhood in Hitchcock, OK with her loving grandmother before later moving to OKC, where she attended & graduated from Capitol Hill High School. Shelia worked as a licensed beautician for several years before working alongside the love of her life, her husband, J.T. Pendergraft in ministry at Maranatha Baptist Church & Christian Academy for 22 years. While in ministry, they traveled extensively sharing the Gospel, making many friends, memories & blessed with 35 wonderful years of marriage, until J. T.’s death in 2003. She was an active & faithful member of Southwest Baptist Church since 2006. Shelia later worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Integris Health where she retired in 2018. In her spare time, Shelia enjoyed swimming, making art, & doing sign language. She dedicated her life to faithfully loving and serving the Lord, her family & others wholeheartedly. Preceded in death by her parents & husband Pastor J. T. Pendergraft. She is survived by daughters & sons-in-law: Christy & Daniel Pittman, Brandy & Ali Ghaniabadi & C. J. & Melvin Gore; son, Eric Hansen & wife, Beth; brother, Mark VanDuker & wife, Davina; sisters: Rita Blair & husband, Jack and Lori Collins & husband, Eddie; 9 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter and her beloved furry companion “Princess”. Visitation will be 4-8 PM Wednesday at Vondel L. Smith Mortuary 6934 S. Western OKC 73139. Services to celebrate & honor her life will be held 10 AM Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021at Southwest Baptist Church, 1300 S W 54th St OKC 73119. Those unable to attend may join services via livestream at https://live.swbaptist.org. The family respectively requests all those attending events to practice social distancing. To read Shelia’s life story & share a memory with the family visit vondelsmithmortuary.com.