Nellie Wright Edwards

A native of Halifax County was the daughter of the late Joseph Dallas and Annie Bettie Hale Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Lee Edwards, stepson Charles Edwards, two sisters, Helen Harris, Julia Parker and two brothers “Choo choo” Wright, Joseph Wright and a step granddaughter, Sherree E. Wirtanen

Nellie was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Roanoke Rapids. She loved to cook and never missed fixing a lemon pound cake for birthdays. She was a friend to so many.

She is survived by her sister, Lorene Lyles of Roanoke Rapids; her step daughter Lou Ann Warren and her husband, Roger of Roanoke Rapids; step son Bobby Edwards and his wife Debbie of Roanoke Rapids; sister-in-law Faye Wright of Roanoke Rapids; step grand children Roger Warren IV, Eric Warren, Robbin Edwards, Wendell Edwards, Shonda E. Dixon, Bobby Lee Edwards, Jamie Leigh Edwards and Amy VanDam; ten step great grand and 9 step great-great grand children.

Funeral services will be held Monday February 29, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. D. A. Leonard officiating.

Interment will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke Rapids.

The family will receive friends from 12:45-1:45 at the Church on Monday.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.askewfs.com