October 21, 1939 – April 15, 2018
Donnie Hew Leggins, 78, of Elm City, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018. A graveside service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018, in Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash St. N, Wilson, NC. Pastor Calvin Griffin will officiate.
The family will receive friends 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018, at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, 2704 Nash St. N, Wilson, NC.
Surviving are his wife, Marie Joyner Leggins; three daughters, Brenda Joyner (Timmy) of Rocky Mount, Peggy Pitt of Rocky Mount, and Donna Griffin (Calvin) of Gloucester, VA; seven grandchildren, David Pridgen, Megan Tomlin (Stanley), Jinny Ann Joyner, Margaret Champion (Daniel), Malinda Griffin, Hunter Pitt, and Kylee Pitt; one great-granddaughter, Chandler Tomlin; two brothers, Willard Leggins and Joseph Walsh, both of Rocky Mount; one sister, Alma Lee Snow of Jamestown.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Matthew and Myrtie Tedder Leggins; three brothers, John Willis Leggins, Percy Forrest Leggins, and Wade Anderson Leggins; one sister, Swannie Jane Driver; a son-in-law, Bo Pitt.
Funeral services are under the direction of Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Online condolences may be sent to www.thomasyelverton.com.
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