Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Spell, 81

ROSEBORO Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Lib" King Spell, age 81 of Piney Green, died Saturday, February 28, 2015. After a period of declining health she passed away as she would have wanted, surrounded by her devoted sons and family. Born September 24, 1933 to the late Mary Ellen Royal and Johnnie Ralph King, Lib was predeceased by her husband Jerome in 2010. She is survived by her sons, Jesse and wife, Renee of Cary, Dwight and wife, Pam of Plain View, Billy Joe of Piney Green, Terry Gene and wife, Amanda of Piney Green. Her precious grandchildren, Daniel Spell and wife, Nicole of Whitsett, Sarah Spell of Plain View, Megan Allen and husband, Josh of New Hill, and added blessings great-grandchildren, Grace, Victoria and Mathew were the light of her life. Brother Carl King and wife, Lil of Elizabethtown; sister, Faye and husband David Holland of Salemburg also survive her. Her life was equally blessed by the loving devotion of numerous nieces and nephews whom she counted as "one of her own". Graduating with the Class of 1951 from Salemburg High School, as a farmer's wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker her life was grounded in her deep abiding faith in God and the close community of her church family, she was a member of the Senior Adult Sunday School class and Women's Auxiliary at Holland's Chapel. Throughout the years, she worked at Hamilton Beach and Whisper Knits in Clinton and held friends met there dear. Heartfelt appreciation to Cornerstone Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Dunn for the compassionate care given to our Mother the past six months and the assistance given to our family this past week by Community Hospice nurses Tara and Jane. The family will receive visitors Monday, March 2, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro and other times at the home, 1955 Horse Pasture Road, Roseboro, NC. A celebration of her life will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 2:00pm at Holland's Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church with interment to follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Hwy. 242, Salemburg, NC. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to Holland's Chapel Church, 2069 Huntley School Road, Roseboro, NC 28382. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, NC 28382.~ Visitation ~ Butler Funeral Home (401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro) Monday, 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. ~ Funeral ~ Hollands Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church (2069 Huntley School Road, Roseboro) Tuesday, 2:00 P.M. ~ Interment ~ Sunrise Memorial Gardens (S. Salemburg Highway, Salemburg)