Marilyn “Ann” Nunnery

CHAPEL HILL/WHITAKERS - Marilyn Ann Nunnery, age 68, went to meet her Lord and Savior after battling cancer for many months on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Born in Nash County, NC on September 15, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Jimmie Reddin Nunnery and Estelle Crawley Nunnery. She was also preceded in death by her brother, James Linwood Nunnery. Ann graduated from North Edgecombe High School in 1966, attended Louisburg Junior College, and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1970 with a degree in psychology. She worked as a social worker for a few years before she became a probation/parole officer in Orange County where she worked until her retirement. Being a die-hard Carolina fan, Ann watched many games over the years. Her friends and family members knew not to interrupt her with a visit or phone call while Carolina was playing a game. Ann leaves behind to cherish her memory, sister, Yvonne Nunnery Pridgen and husband, Wayne, of Whitakers; nephew, Steven Wayne Pridgen and wife, Cindy, of Rocky Mount; niece, Susan Pridgen Ennis and husband, Logan, of Red Oak; and favorite great-nephew, Jackson Marshall Ennis of Red Oak; nephews, Jimmie Nunnery of Zebulon; Kenneth Nunnery of OH; and Patrick Nunnery and wife, Helen, of Nashville; many friends in Chapel Hill and Whitakers will miss her as well as her cat “Baby”. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Whitakers United Methodist Church, 304 W. Pippen Street, Whitakers with the Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. and Rev. Dennis Gregory, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Whitakers Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home Cremation Services. The family will be at the home of Anns nephew, Steven Wayne Pridgen on Monday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 11 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM for visitation. Special thanks to the staff of Duke Cancer Center, Hospice of Duke and Nash General, special friends: Sally Knight and Martha Scott Knight, James and Linda Roberts, Kim Saffron, James and Geraldine Weathers of Chapel Hill, and Fred and Judy Maldonado of Doodlum, VA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Whitakers United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 276, Whitakers, NC 27891, where Ann was a member for many years. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com. Visitation Location Not Available Monday 7/10, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location Not Available Tuesday 7/11, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services 1130 N. Winstead Ave. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-451-8800 --> | Wednesday 7/12, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Service Whitakers United Methodist Church 304 W. Pippen Street Whitakers, NC 27891 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-437-1841 --> | Thursday 7/13, 11:00 am Cemetery