MRS. BRENDA LASHAWN MILLER WATKINS
April 22, 1957-May 19, 2017
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7)
Mrs. Brenda LaShawn Miller Watkins, 60, 160 Cuyler Best Road, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro, N.C.
Brenda was born in Towson County, Md., April 22, 1957, to the late Mr. Ira Crockett and Mrs. Juanita Rowe Miller Jones.
After graduating from high school, Brenda continued her education at Fayetteville State University, and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.
While at Fayetteville State University with a high grade point average, Brenda pledged Delta and became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
During Mrs. Watkins' working career with the federal government, she worked as a purchasing director for the United States Navy Department. Mrs. Watkins retired with approximately 25 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Juanita Rowe Miller Jones; her father, Ira Crockett; and her two sisters, Johnnie Mae Swinson and Linda Faye Jones.
Funeral service will be conducted Friday, May 26, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Thompson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 2395 N. Beston Road of LaGrange, N.C. Pastor William Waters Jr. will officiate.
Interment will follow in Old Mill Cemetery, 433 Central Heights Road, Goldsboro, N.C.
Also, a public viewing will be held Thursday, May 25, 2017, from 4 to 7 p.m. in Britt Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, 414 E. Washington St., LaGrange, N.C.
Mrs. Watkins leaves to cherish her loving and precious memories to her daughter, Kendra LaShawn Watkins of Goldsboro, N.C.; her granddaughter, Kayden LaShawn Watkins of Goldsboro, N.C.; her three brothers, Edward Earl Miller and wife, Doreen, of Fort Washington, Md., Lee Arthur Jones and wife, Velma, of Parkstown, N.C., and Arthur Lee Jones of Goldsboro, N.C.; her sister, Glenda Kaye Jones of LaGrange, N.C.; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Friday, May 26, 2017, the family members and friends will assemble at the former residence of Mrs. Juanita Rowe Miller Jones, 1365B Parkstown Road, LaGrange, N.C., at 9:50 a.m. in preparation for the funeral procession.
Flowers may be sent to Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 414 E. Washington St., LaGrange, N.C., beginning Thursday, May 25, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cards, lovegrams and condolences may be faxed to Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service at 252-566-5604 or emailed to bbbrittfuneralhome01@yahoo.com.
(Pd)
Published in Obituaries on May 24, 2017 10:02 AM