Luta Spann Chipley

Luta Spann Chipley, age 80, died on Monday, April 11, 2011. She was born in Rocky Mount on December 7, 1930 to the late Flake Bailey Chipley and Luta Belle Spann Chipley. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Flake Bailey Chipley, Jr. and his wife, Maybelle Smith Chipley, and sister, Ann Lela Chipley. She graduated from Rocky Mount High School and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her first job was in the business office of Parkview Hospital. After retiring from the Edgecombe County Department of Social Services as a case worker, she enjoyed volunteering for "Meals on Wheels" and in various volunteer positions at her church. She leaves to cherish her memory, her nieces, Betsy Smith and her husband, Carlyle of Wilson and Anne Chipley of Sarasota FL; her nephew, Bailey Chipley of Chapel Hill; and her great nieces and nephews, Phillip Todd and wife Lisa of Raleigh, John Todd and wife Jennifer of Wilson, Claire Brown and husband David of Harrisburg, Adriaan Kirchner of Los Angeles CA, Sealy Chipley of Chapel Hill, Smith Chipley of Greensboro, and Sawyer Chipley of Carrboro; and six great-great nieces and nephews. A memorial service to celebrate Luta's life will be held at 2:00p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Church of the Good Shepherd with Rev. Scott White officiating. A reception and gathering of friends will follow. Burial will be at Pineview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Church of the Good Shepherd, 231 N. Church Street, Rocky Mount NC 27804 or a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com. Cemetery Pineview Cemetery 761 N. Raleigh Road Rocky Mount, NC 27801