Viviann Gayle Edgemon Pelham was born February 28, 1941, in Ten Mile, TN, and passed August 26, 2025, in Kingston, TN. She lived in Texas and retired from Bell Helicopter.

Preceded in death by her husband Tommy, parents Kimble “Kim” and Clara Jane Brown Edgemon of Ten Mile, brothers Brown of Louisiana, Kim, Jr. And Ruben of Ten Mile; sisters Dorothy Senatore of Knoxville, Clara Bell Pickel of Ten Mile and brother-in-law Master Sergeant Wester D. “Bud” Chapman a WWII veteran.

Survived by sister Alice E. Chapman of Ten Mile, nieces and nephews Marcella Chapman Hubbell, Ann P. Harris, Patrick “Pat” Pickel, Charlotte P. Branson, Sara P. Gaston, Kathy E. Clark, Angela E. Martin, and Millie and James Senatore.

The family wishes to thank the wonderful hospice nursing staff who cared for Gayle. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to a favored charity.

Graveside service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Roane Memorial Garden with Reverend Adrian Jones officiating. Kyker Funeral Home of Kingston is serving the Pelham Family.