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Born on September 3, 1939, in Wake Forest, NC, she was the daughter of the late Luther Jiles and Ella Fleming Jiles. Before retiring, Pearly worked as a Nursing Assistant at Yale–New Haven Hospital (formerly Grace New Haven Hospital) and later served in the Quality Control Department at Winchester Repeating Arms (Olin).
A woman of faith, she was a longtime member of New Haven Church of Christ.
Pearly leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, Pamela McClain; granddaughters, Nicole McClain-Walton and her husband, Sean, and Brooke McClain; great-grandson, Bryce Walton; her daughter-in-law, Paula Jackson McClain; a special lifelong friend, Betty Brodie; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
She was predeceased by her son, Ronald Joseph McClain; her sisters, Mary Ann Jiles-Scott, Grace Clowney, and Emma Lee Jiles; and her brothers, Kenneth Lee Jiles, Johnny Jiles, Aaron Jiles, Ellis Jiles, Willie Robert Jiles, and Harry Jiles.
A celebration of Pearly's life and legacy will be held on Monday, December 1, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. at New Haven Church of Christ, 16 Gem Street, New Haven, followed by interment at Beaverdale Memorial Park. Family and friends may attend a visitation at the church from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M.
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