BERTHA EASON BOSWELL


CARY - Bertha Eason Boswell passed away October 6, 2023. She is preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Lancaster Pittman and adored father, William Asbury Pittman; two husbands, Robert Eason and Samuel Boswell; sisters, Estelle Eason (Henry), Dillie Pittman (Jacob), Alice Dickens (Allen), Louise Eason (Harry), Eula Worrell (Rufus), Ethel Harris (Melvin); three brothers, William Pittman (Farbie), Leslie Pittman (Edith), and Robert Pittman (Louise); nephews, John Griffin, Delton Eason, Bill Eason, and Timmy Eason; nieces, Anita Branch, Nellie Nelms, Evelyn Powell, Betty Lou Joyner, and Ida Reason; daughter, Linda Glover; daughters-in-law, Sandra Speight and Shirley Speight; great-granddaughters, Adelyn Jane McGee and Kira Coleson; great-grandson, Frankie Glover, great-niece, Wanda Nelms.

Bertha is survived by one daughter, Linda Eason Peele and husband, Michael; two grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her children by her marriage to Samuel Boswell, Donald Boswell and wife, Kathy, George Speight, and James Speight; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren, and 2 great-great-great grandchildren.

A service will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Northside Community Church, Rocky Mount with Reverend David Baker officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall. Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, you consider a contribution to Transitions Lifecare William M. Dunlap Center for Caring, 200 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607, Green Level Baptist Church, 8509 Green Level Church Road, Cary, NC 27519, or NorthSide Community Church, 1660 Beaver Pond Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.