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<\/p>\nActress Hersha Parady was best known for her role as schoolteacher Alice Garvey on the show \u201cLittle House on the Prairie.\u201d Other notable credits include \u201cCourage,\u201d \u201cMannix\u201d and \u201cCBS Afternoon Playhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parady\u2019s son, Jonathan Peverall, started a GoFundMe on behalf of his mother, explaining that she was \u201cbattling a tough medical condition \u2013 a brain tumor known as meningioma.\u201d Because of her condition, Peverall moved his mother from her home in Los Angeles to his home in Virginia. He started the GoFundMe to help pay for moving expenses as well as medical expenses such as \u201csurgery to hopefully improve her condition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, her condition did not improve. On August 24, 2023, Peverall posted an update sharing the sad news that his mother had died. He wrote, \u201cLast night at the age of 78, she left us, and is now at peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Peverall described his mother as \u201ca talented actor, but more importantly a beloved presence in many hearts \u2013 more than I had ever realized.\u201d He added, \u201cshe was the best mother. She was also a doting grandmother, and her three grandchildren, who brought immense joy to her life, will miss her dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peverall praised his mother for her courage, \u201cstrength and resilience.\u201d He explained, \u201cAt one point, a doctor expressed to me her surprise that she had stayed with us for this long, given her condition; I said, \u2018If you knew my Mom, you wouldn\u2019t be surprised.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Parady got her start in acting shortly after graduating high school in 1963 when she acted in both regional theater and at the Cleveland Play House. She ended up moving to Los Angeles where she made her on-screen debut in the TV series \u201cBearcats!\u201d<\/p>\n