Originally from Louise, Mississippi, son of Eugene Earl Pepper and Lena Mae Pepper (Sanders); grandparents were Allen Rhorer Pepper and Susie Vick Pepper (Smith), Daniel Albert Sanders and Lena Sanders (Terrell); great grandparents were Joseph Jefferson Pepper and Willie Frances Pepper (Elam), George Russell Terrell Jr. and Lucie Terrell (Hicks). Siblings are Daniel Allen Pepper (deceased), Eugene Earl Pepper Jr. (deceased), and Susie Terrell Pepper.

Originally from Louise, Mississippi, son of Eugene Earl Pepper and Lena Mae Pepper (Sanders); grandparents were Allen Rhorer Pepper and Susie Vick Pepper (Smith), Daniel Albert Sanders and Lena Sanders (Terrell); great grandparents were Joseph Jefferson Pepper and Willie Frances Pepper (Elam), George Russell Terrell Jr. and Lucie Terrell (Hicks). Siblings are Daniel Allen Pepper (deceased), Eugene Earl Pepper Jr. (deceased), and Susie Terrell Pepper.