NEWTON GROVE — Joyce Marie Harrell, of Newton Grove, formerly of the Suttontown community, passed away in the early dawn hours Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at Rolling Ridge Assisted Living in Newton Grove.
Born December 30, 1937, in Wayne County to the late Granger and Marguerite Warren Harrell, Marie is survived by her sister, Annette Harrell Sutton – along with nieces Teresa S. Bass and husband, Kenny, Melinda S. Thompson and husband Robbie, and nephew Kent Sutton. Additionally, great nieces: Jennifer B. Oldham and husband, Will, Mary T. Smith, and husband, Mike, Emily Sutton and Anna Sutton, great nephew Chris Bass, and great-great niece, Ava Oldham.
A service to celebrate Marie’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel in Goldsboro, with the Rev. Keith Sexton and Mr. Kenny Bass presiding. Interment will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. The family will greet friends from 1 until 1:45 pm at the funeral home prior to the service.
Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to be serving the Harrell/Sutton family. On-line condolences can be directed to the family at www.shumate-faulk.com