MT. VERNON, IL — Pharrah (Bradford) Decker was promoted to the position of Mortgage Originator at Peoples National Bank in Mt. Vernon.  Pharrah has been in the banking industry for 10 years, all of which have been with Peoples National Bank.

Pharrah started her career at PNB in 2012 as a teller.  With her interest in the mortgage industry, she was offered the opportunity to work closely with Joy Schroeder and was promoted to an Assistant Mortgage Banker (2015), then Mortgage Consultant (2018) and was recently promoted to Mortgage Originator (2021) with the recent retirement of Joy Schroeder.  Pharrah prides herself in finding each individual customer the perfect loan program that fits their specific needs.

Pharrah is active in the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce attending as many ribbon cuttings and monthly luncheons as possible.  She also supports Jefferson County by shopping local.

Pharrah married Anthony Decker in October 2021 and together they have six children.  To complete the family, they have a 3 month old double-doodle named Winston.  Pharrah enjoys spending time with her family and friends, attending her kids sporting events, fishing and being outdoors in the summer.