ELEANOR W. BRUBECK
July 21, 1916 - Nov. 20, 2014
Mrs. Eleanor Brubeck died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, with her family and friends at her bedside at her home in Mount Olive.
Born Eleanor Carr Witten to William Carr and Ellen McMullin Witten on July 21, 1916, Eleanor was raised in Bluefield, Va.
She graduated from Lynchburg College and married her college sweetheart, Shields Ambrose Brubeck, in 1938. She taught for 30 years in the West Virginia School System, sharing her love of American history and English with her high school students.
Eleanor, who some have called the epitome of the gracious southern lady, had a great love for people and those who met her felt its warm embrace.
Always a lady, she had the gift of hospitality and enjoyed welcoming guests into her home.
She liked playing bridge and Scrabble, but her love of reading kept her occupied the most.
Crypto Quotes and crossword puzzles also filled her time alone.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mount Olive and loved her church family, being the oldest member at the time of her death.
Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband; mother, and father; brother, William C. Witten, Jr.; sister, Elizabeth Witten Bailey; and grandson, Ray Shields Brogden.
She has left her legacy of love, kindness and respect for all of God's creation to her daughter, Ellen Brubeck Brogden and husband, Ray Brogden; her grandchildren, Tammy Brogden Oakes and husband, Bennie; and Matthew Witten Brogden and special friend, Sarah Chapman; her great-grandchildren, Amber Oakes, Rebecca Phillips, Ashley Oakes and James Campbell; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Graveside services will be held Monday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Beckley, W.Va. with her pastor, the Rev. Russell G. Nanney, Jr. and a beloved nephew, Dr. William Bailey, Jr., officiating.
The family received friends at the residence on Saturday, Nov. 22.
Although she loved flowers, it was Mrs. Brubeck's wish, instead, that if anyone so desires, memorial gifts be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 420, Mount Olive, N.C., 28365.
Arrangements are by Tyndall Funeral Home.
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Published in Obituaries on November 23, 2014 1:42 PM