Her father passed away when she was two years old, and her mother raised Nannie and her three brothers Norflete, Wilson, and Hurley Vincent through the Great Depression.
She was the wife of Graham Harper Wilson until his death in 1957. They had two children, Graham Rodney Wilson of Charleston, SC and Nancy Wilson Parker of Atlanta, Ga. She remarried in 1965 to James Lassiter of New Bern, NC. He preceded her in death in 2000.
Rodney married Linda Moore of Cove City, NC, and they have two children, Kimberly Wilson Reese of Kinston, NC and Graham Elton Wilson of Atlanta, Ga. She had one great grandson, Jamie Reese.
Nancy married Berry Parker of New Bern, NC, and they have one child, Chad Parker, also of Atlanta, Ga.
Nannie was an insurance agent for many years, working for Charlotte Liberty Mutual, Home Security, and Life & Casualty. She was very proud of her Jasper – New Bern, NC heritage.
All Services will be held at Cotten Funeral Home in New Bern, NC with Visitation from 7:00 to 9:00 PM on Friday, December 7, 2018, and the Funeral Service on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 2:00 PM.
Arrangements are by Cotten Funeral Home & Crematory.
SHARE OBITUARY
v.1.9.5