Mrs.Mary Imogene McGrew, age 93, passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
The family will receive friends on Monday, October 19, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. (Central Time) at Perry Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 10:30 a.m. (Central Time) in the Perry Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Scott Sasser officiating and her son, David McGrew, speaking on behalf of the children. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in College Park, Georgia at 2:00 PM (Central Time).
Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons, Christopher McGrew, Joshua Stein, Ryan McGrew, Sean McGrew, Joseph McGrew, and Bradley McGrew. Honorary pallbearers will be her granddaughters, Kristin Cochran, Heather Wyatt, Mary Lyn Stein, Breanna Stein, Meggan McGrew, Rachel McGrew, and Sara Taylor.
Mrs. McGrew is survived by her sons, Winon Douglas McGrew (Tammy Spires), Herbert B. McGrew, and David W. McGrew (Sharon); daughters, Deborah K. McGrew and Janet M. Stein (Grant); 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; as well as her brother, Raymond Shoops, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Herbert L. McGrew; her parents, J.B. Shoops and Fay Agnes Duvall Shoops; her daughter, Mary Elizabeth McGrew; brothers, Winfred Shoops (Ruth), James Shoops (Renza), and Richard Shoops (Jean); and sisters, Leila Shoops Tedder (Albert) and Shirley Shoops Sasser (Joe), and grandson, Dustin Lee Rosier.
Mrs. McGrew was a devoted mother and grandmother who loved her family dearly and treasured the time they spent together. An accomplished seamstress and quilter, she had a special gift for creating beautiful things with her hands, leaving behind many treasured pieces made with love. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and will be fondly remembered for her many talents, her caring heart, and the love she shared with her family throughout her life.
Perry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
