ROCKY MOUNT - Lela Marie Joyner Daughtridge, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. Born in Nash County on November 9, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Frank D. Joyner and Maggie Vick Joyner. She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Daughtridge; brother, Billy Joyner; sister, Becky Sherrod.

She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Rose and Craig Burnett, of Rocky Mount; her daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Rowland Waters, of Johnson City, TN; four grandchilren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Barbara Barnes of Jacksonville; Audrey Thompson of Rocky Mount, Mateline Moss and husband, Bobby, of Rocky Mount, Margaret Bullock and husband, Mike, of Rocky Mount; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home and Cremation Services with Pastor Mary Harris Todd officiating. A private family Burial will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 10 - 11 a.m. prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to Morton Memorial Presbyterian Church, 6605 West Mount Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27803 or donations made to Cure Alzheimer's Fund, 34 Washington St., Suite 310, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. Online donations can be made at curealz.org/giving/donate.