Idella Sessoms Pope

Roseboro 

Mrs. Idella (Sessoms) Pope, 85 of Roseboro , went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Reverend Lee Britt, Reverend Jessie Blalock and Reverend J.D. Tew officiating. The burial will follow at the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro.

Mrs. Pope was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of John Wesley and Cherry Hosey Faircloth Sessoms. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth “Buddy” Pope; and her son, Wesley Pope.

She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Tommy Pope and wife, Betty of Roseboro; two daughters, Della Sessoms and husband, Randy of Roseboro; and Wanda Edwards of Roseboro; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; and her brother, Lal D. “Sonny Boy” Sessoms and wife, Brenda of Roseboro.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 401 W Roseboro Street, Roseboro, NC 28382.