Frances Charlotte Henderson Pirkey Wilson of Rocky Mount, passed away March 24, 2015. Born in Rocky Mount on July 26, 1928, to the late Clyde and Elizabeth Henderson, she was the younger of two children. She was predeceased by her brother Clyde Henderson, her son John Frederick Pirkey, II, her husband Dean Wilson, and her ex-spouse Norwood Pirkey, Sr. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Westbrook Pirkey of Dallas, TX; three sons, Norwood Lee Pirkey, Jr. (Agnes) of Rocky Mount, Michael Chevalier Pirkey (Susan) of Wilmington, NC and Marion Douglas Pirkey (Patti Jo) of Little Chute, WI; a stepdaughter, Nancy Cole Wilson of Washington, NC; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at The Church of Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount. Burial followd the service at Pineview Cemetery. In memoriam, please make donations to Hospice of Nash General Hospital, 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount. |