Rosabell Joyner Brannon

ROCKY MOUNT - Rosabell Joyner Brannon, age 94, passed away peacefully at Transitions LifeCare Hospice Home in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Born in Rocky Mount, NC on January 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Jacob and Mollie Dorsey Joyner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, William Foster Brannon, Sr.; her infant brother, her maternal grandparents, Nannie W. and Ellis L. Dorsey; her sisters, Inez Baker; Lillian Joyner Crumpler; and her brother, Edward Lee Joyner. Mom shared her love as a lifelong wife and homemaker, raising two children, one at a time, while enjoying Gods nature outdoors, assisting our father in their love for vegetable gardening. She also had a creative side, with a passion for crafts and visual folk art, even dabbling in ceramics and drawing in her later years. Living to cherish her memory are her children, daughter, Irma Jean Brannon of Rocky Mount, NC; and son, William “Bill” Foster Brannon Jr. of Raleigh, NC; sisters, Lucille Baxley of Rocky Mount, NC; Maebell Lowe of Clayton, NC; Vetter Wallace of Rocky Mount, NC; Pattie Bissette of Rocky Mount, NC; and brothers, William Randolph Joyner of Rocky Mount; Samuel Jacob Joyner, Jr. of Morehead City, NC; John Henry Joyner of Rocky Mount, NC; and Garland W. Joyner of Newport, NC. A Graveside Service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Forest Hill Cemetery in Nashville, NC. The family will receive friends and relatives on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home Cremation Services. The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to special caregivers, Dr. Jack McBride of UNC Geriatric Physicians, Palliative Care Nurse, Vaughn Peltier from Transitions LifeCare, the staff of UNC Rex Hospital, and lastly, the wonderful most gracious and compassionate staff at Transitions LifeCare Hospice Home in Raleigh, NC who cared for Mom in her final days. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Transitions LifeCare Hospice Home, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler 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. Visitation Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services 1130 N. Winstead Ave. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-451-8800 --> | Tuesday 6/27, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Service Forest Hill Cemetery 350 North 1st Street, Ext. Nashville, NC 27856 Wednesday 6/28, 2:00 pm