Monday, May 20, 2019 5:38 pm

ROCKY MOUNT - Melissa Barnette Marsigli, age 51, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019. She was born in Wilson County on August 30, 1967.

She is survived by her husband, Dr. Eduardo Oscar Marsigli; and her son, Brandon James Driver and wife, Gwendolyn, of Raleigh; her parents, Joseph "Joe" Barnette and Thelma "Marie" Raper Barnette; Dr. Marsigli's sons, Jamie Marsigli and wife, Allison, Jeffrey Marsigli and wife, Nicole, Jonathan Marsigli, Joshua Marsigli all of Raleigh, Justin Marsigli of Corolla; sister-in-law, Karyl Marsigli of Rocky Mount.

Services will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 4 p.m. at Lakeside Baptist Church, 1501 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount, with Dr. Jody Wright officiating. Following the service, the family will receive friends in the Sugg Foyer of the Kincheloe Building.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, National Direct Response Headquarters, 1200 Hosford Street, Suite 101, Hudson, WI 54016-9316; and the American Cancer Society, 930 B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834.

Arrangements by Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount.