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Verona Harper Newell

October 12, 1917 ~ May 21, 2012

Verona Harper Newell, known affectionately to her friends and family as, “Feetsie”, died peacefully on May 21, 2012. She was 94 years old. She is survived by her daughter, Elissa Leonard of Wilson and her husband Eddie; her son, Tim Newell of Memphis TN and his wife Kris; four grandchildren, Lauren Leonard Davis of Wilson, David Leonard of Chapel Hill, Kathleen Newell and Anna Newell of Memphis; wonderful nieces and nephews; Linda Lewis, Terry, Jimmy, and Dennis Newell, Dick Edmondson, Dick Newell, Randy Harper, and Joy Harper, Shirley Abbott, Vicki Gupton, Dean Joyner Overby, and Steve Joyner, Johnny and Edward Branch; sister-in-law, Levon Harper; great-nieces and nephews; and her dear friends, Barbara Hall, Mary Johnson, and Brenda McNair. Having never met a stranger, she would brighten your day with her warm smile, pleasant sense of humor, and her contagious laugh. She now joins her husband, William Edward Newell, and her oldest daughter, Phyllis Anne Joyner, in Heaven along with her mother, father, brothers, and sisters. A graveside service will be conducted by her nephew, Reverend Johnny Branch, at 11:00am on Saturday, June 09, 2012 at Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount. 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 Pineview Cemetery 761 N. Raleigh Road Rocky Mount, NC 27801 Saturday 6/9, 11:00 am Cemetery Pineview Cemetery 761 N. Raleigh Road Rocky Mount, NC 27801

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