ROCKY MOUNT - Florence Baker McKeel, age 87, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023. Born in Wilson County on December 28, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Alex Turner Baker and Ada Ellis Baker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Lee McKeel, Sr.; her son, Harry Lee McKeel, Jr.; her daughter, Kimberly Ann McKeel; her daughter-in-law, Lucy McKeel; her brothers, A.D. Baker and Rufus Baker; and her sisters, Ethel Baker Forbes (Jettie), Mildred Baker Proctor (Gerald), Britt Baker Dean (Joe), and Thelma Ann Baker.

Florence is survived by her son, Dwight "Bill" McKeel of Nashville; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and her sister-in-law, Ann Baker.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 1 p.m. in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Neil Woodcock officiating. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Florence's memory to Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 S. Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.