She was a member of Cove City FWB Church and she graduated from Dover High School. She was a former resident of Carebridge Assisted Living.
She is survived by two sons, Roy Elwood Brinson and David Owen Heath, both of New Bern; two daughters, Mary Louise Williams of New Bern; Elizabeth Ann Smith of Trenton; four grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Cotten Chapel. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Heath Family Cemetery in Cove City.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heath family c/o Cotton Funeral Home & Crematory 2201 Neuse Blvd., New Bern, NC 28560.