EDNA HOWELL ORTON
Dec. 13, 1925-April 30, 2015
Edna Sullivan Howell Orton, 89, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Thursday, April 30, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.
Edna was born in Wayne County Dec. 13, 1925, to the late Henry Gilbert Sullivan and Mary Ward Sullivan. She was married to the late Deams Manning Howell and Garry V. Orton.
Edna was a longtime member of Free Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. She was devoted to her church, served as the pianist and organist for more than 40 years, was past president of the Ladies Auxiliary, was church clerk for more than 23 years, taught Sunday school and was involved in many activities where she utilized her gifts and abilities to share the love of God.
Edna was a generous and gracious woman. She will be remembered for the love and laughter that she shared during her well-lived life.
A service celebrating Edna's life will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Free Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Reynolds Smith and the Rev. Dock Hobbs officiating. Interment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Saturday following the service in the church fellowship hall.
Edna is survived by her son, Gilbert E. Howell and wife, Sharon; daughter, Charlene H. Reese and husband, Danny; four granddaughters, Katrina Kornegay and husband, Tommy, Leigh Ann Horton and husband, Jon, Allison Wolfe and husband, Jason, and Courtney Howell and husband, Justin; great-grandchildren, Kristin, Gauge, Tank, Tyler, Garrett, Cole, Cora Beth, Emma and Ava; and one brother, Cedric E. Sullivan.
In addition to her husbands and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to the Piano Fund at Free Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, 187 Vance Drive, Goldsboro, N.C., 27534, or Children's Home Society of North Carolina, P.O. Box 14608, Greensboro, N.C., 27415-4608.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on May 1, 2015 1:49 PM