Charlotte Murrill Purvis Pennington

Charlotte Murrill Purvis Pennington passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in Raleigh,NC. She is survived by her loving children, grandchildren, and countless friends and acquaintances. Any and all who have known or met her can attest to her depth of love for all. She was a lifelong resident of Rocky Mount, being the youngest child of Joseph Kinsey Murrill and Mabel Bradley Murrill. She is predeceased by not only her parents, but also her sisters, Elizabeth Branch and Lois White and her brother, Kinsey Murrill. Charlottes commitment to Christ started by being baptized into the faith at the age of 11 at THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. An avid music lover, she attended WC (UNCG) to study in her chosen field, but returned to Rocky Mount after two years to marry the love of her life, Joseph Purvis. Less than twenty years later, she tragically lost him to a heart attack. She immediately turned again to the church, this time WEST EDGECOMBE BAPTIST, and played both the organ and the piano for almost twenty years. Age and health moved her next to Englewood and ENGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH where she and her second husband, George Pennington, served on many committees and delivered, even in their eighties, the Meals on Wheels program to help others. The last year of her life was spent with her son in Raleigh so that the cancer that was slowly causing continual struggles could best be treated by her oncologist. A visit to THE MAYO CLINIC in Rochester, MN produced a CT scan that disclosed eminent demise. A celebration of her life will be held at WHEELER WOODLIEF on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 1:00 PM. 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. Service Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services 1130 N. Winstead Ave. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-451-8800 --> | Saturday 10/5, 1:00 pm