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BARBARA ALICE RACKLEY
Born: February 18th, 1957
Died: October 25th, 2021
Obituary
Barbara Alice Rackley, age 64, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021. Born in New Hanover County, NC on February 18, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Irvin Eldridge Rackley and Dorothy Mae Thomas Rackley.
Barbara was the most loving mother one could have, and had gentleness and kindness beyond what most people possess. She enjoyed playing the piano all of her life, and volunteered time at hospitals and nursing homes helping others. Barbara had a great love for all animals, especially cats. She loved decorating for the different seasons but especially for Christmas because of her love for her Lord and Savior and her family. Barbara struggled her entire life with mental illness and now she suffers no more.
Barbara is survived by her daughters, Terri Elizabeth Daughtridge (Jason) of Rocky Mount and Tammy Ruth Lindsey Collins (Jon) of Durham; her grandchildren, Xzander Daughtridge, Zaiden Daughtridge, and River Daughtridge; her brothers, Philip Thomas Rackley (Donna) and Harold Lee Rackley (Debra); and several nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Service to celebrate Barbara’s life will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Pastor Stanley Gaskins officiating. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Barbara’s memory to Nashville Church of God, 606 S. Clark Street, Nashville, NC 27856 or NAMI North Carolina (National Alliance on Mental Illness), 309 W. Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27609.
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.