Judith Lee Howell Blackwell, 69, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014. She was born in Nash County on November 27, 1944 to the late Rev. Ernest Howell and Rosie Lee Howell. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Blackwell.
She is survived by her mother, Rosie Lee Howell; daughters, Velvet Everette and Robin Blackwell; one grandson; sisters, Dell Garner and husband, Pender; Ernestine Henderson and husband, Bill; Ruth Dark, Susan Dortch and husband, Donnie; and brother, Jimmie Howell and wife, Jane.
A funeral service was held January 3, 2014 in the chapel of Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Garner of Enon Baptist Church in Morganton, NC; Pastor, Tim Hogan of West Mount Baptist Church and Rev. Bill Henderson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to, Fight Below the Belt, Medical Foundation of NC, 880 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.