Juanita ''Nitia'' Proctor Mosley

ROCKY MOUNT – Juanita Proctor Mosley, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Born in Wilson County, NC on April 7, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clay Proctor and Mary Elizabeth Walston. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Grady Glocy Mosley, and her five siblings, Mildred Proctor Shackelford, Virginia “Jenny” Proctor English, Rufus Proctor, Nellie Proctor Baker and Donna Dawes Bradley.

After high school, Juanita worked with the Sanitarium Hospital in Rocky Mount before attending nursing school in Baltimore, MD. She later worked as a RN nurse at Atlantic Coastline Seaboard Hospital in Rocky Mount. She spent some time as a private nurse at Barcalounger before eventually moving into the mental health field, which was the most joyful and rewarding part of her career as a nurse. Juanita Mosley spent many years helping foster the mental health program for Edgecombe-Nash Mental Health with her colleague Dr. Billy Royal. She touched the lives of many people through her work with mental health. Juanita’s dedication to her profession as a health professional was evident as Juanita was not only a nurse and caregiver, but a person who shared her wealth of knowledge daily with her family and friends.

Juanita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. After retirement, she enjoyed traveling and special times with family and friends at the family beach house in Hatteras, NC. She will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her, but her loving spirit will never be forgotten. She will always be remembered with love and kindness.

Juanita is survived by three sons, Michael Grady Mosley and his wife Anne Boddie, of Rocky Mount, Philip “Craig” Mosley, Sr. of Rocky Mount, and Jeffrey Scott Mosley of Greenville; six grandchildren, Nicholas Boddie Mosley, Suzanna Arrington Mosley, Philip Craig Mosley, Jr., Sarah Mosley Andrews and her husband, Joshua, Haley Renee Mosley and Kelsey Anne Mosley; and two beautiful great-grandchildren, Carleton Everhart Mosley and Sinclair Suzanna Mosley.

A Celebration of Juanita’s life will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 2:00 PM at West Haven Presbyterian Church in Rocky Mount, NC. with Rev. Tyler Williams officiating. A visitation will immediately follow the service in the Fellowship Hall until 5:00 PM.

A private family committal service will take place at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Juanita’s memory to West Haven Presbyterian Church, 1001 W Haven Boulevard, Rocky Mount, NC 27803, or to your local non-profit mental health provider.

Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.