MARTHA YEAGO WIDDIFIELD, 81, OF SPRING ARBOR, ROCKY MOUNT, DIED ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2002.
SHE WAS BORN IN NORFOLK, VA., ON FEBRUARY 3, 1921 AND WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM HENRY YEAGO AND FRANNIE G. YEAGO. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, WILLIAM W. WIDDIFIELD, AND A BROTHER, WILLIAM M. YEAGO.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, JEANETTE W. BENNETT OF RALEIGH AND A BROTHER, JOE E. YEAGO OF FAYETTEVILLE, NC; A GRANDSON, WILLIAM LYNDON BENNETT OF RALEIGH; NEPHEW, WILLIAM YEAGO OF PARIS, FRANCE; AND NIECES, KATHY BLEDSOE OF FAYETTEVILLE AND ANN MACKEY OF HOLLY SPRINGS.
MRS. WIDDIFIELD WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF LAKESIDE BAPTIST CHURCH AND A MEMBER OF CIRCLE GROUP 6.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT THE CHAPEL OF WHEELER & WOODLIEF FUNERAL HOME ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2002 AT 1PM. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK. APPRECIATION IS EXPRESSED TO THE STAFF OF SPRING ARBOR AND HER SITTERS, CAROLYN WILLIAMS, ETHEL PITTMAN, MARGARET KNIGHT, KIMBERLY HARRISON AND TO HOSPICE FOR THE LOVING CARE THAT WAS GIVEN TO HER.
FLOWERS ARE ACCEPTABLE; HOWEVER, MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO LAKESIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, 1501 SUNSET AVE., ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804.
ARRANGEMENTS BY WHEELER AND WOODLIEF FUNERAL HOME, 1130 N. WINSTEAD AVE., ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804.