Bernice “Bunny” Bunn Lea
October 29, 1926 ~ March 15, 2017
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WILMINGTON - Bernice “Bunny” Bunn Lea, ninety years young, of Tarboro, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in Wilmington, NC.
“Bunny” Lea was born in Washington, NC to Joseph Powell Bunn and Bernice Nicholson Bunn on October 29, 1926. She graduated from Tarboro High School in 1943; then attended Salem College, and graduated in 1947. That same year she married Philip Pell Lea of Rocky Mount, NC in July.
“Bunny” is preceded in death by Philip Pell Lea, who passed in February 1988, and her brother, Dr. Joseph Plummer Bunn of Oviedo, FL, whose wife, Katherine also survives. “Bunny” Lea is survived by her daughter Ramsay and husband Frank Gorham of Wilmington, NC; her sons, Philip Lea and wife Jo of Rocky Mount, NC, Richard H. Lea of Rocky Mount, NC, and George P. Lea of Durham, NC. Her grandchildren are Hunter Gorham of Raleigh, NC; Walker Gorham and wife, Rebecca, of Raleigh, NC; as well as, Anna Lea Moore and husband, Joe, of Raleigh, NC; and Katherine Lea Womble, and husband, Robert, of Atlanta, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM, Saturday, March 18, at Mrs. Leas home church, Church of The Good Shepherd, at 231 N. Church St., Rocky Mount, NC, with Reverend Matthew R. Johnson officiating. We would also like to thank Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center for making her last days as peaceful as any family could hope for.
Pallbearers will be Hunter and Walker Gorham, Gordon Bunn, Page Lea, Winston Lea, and Haynes Lea.
We would be remiss if we did not mention Bunnys love and passion for her impeccable gift of gardening. It was well-known that she could turn a parking lot into a Garden of Eden. So, we did the best we could to adorn the sanctuary with her favorites.
Any donations should also be made to Stonewall Manor, P.O. Box 9028, Rocky Mount, NC 27804, in Bernice “Bunny” Leas name.
Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.
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Saturday 3/18, 5:00 pm
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Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
231 N. Church Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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Dear Lea family, Your tremendous loss is heartbreaking. Bunny was loved by so many and brought sunshine into every room she entered. Thank you for sharing your sweet mother with us all. She will be missed greatly. Our deepest sympathies, Susan and Allan Barker
To each of the Lea family members What a dear and lovely lady – yes, Bunny was one of our very favorites. Know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers. Theresa & Drew Harrell
Richard, Phillip and The Lea Family, I am so sorry for your loss. My Prayers and Thoughts are with you! Warm Regards, Fred Adams
I am so sorry to hear of Bunny’s passing. A true lady, beautiful inside and out. To Ramsay and the rest of the family, I am thinking of you and sending my sympathy. Sam Simmons, Wilmington
I will miss my phone conversations with Bunny. She was a very sweet person who loved people. My prayers go out to her family.
Thinking of all of the Lea family and so sorry to learn of Bunny’s death. She will be missed by all of us who grew up around her in Rocky Mount. What fun and great memories I have of her.