Bertha Eason Boswell Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Bertha Eason Boswell of Cary, North Carolina, who passed away on October 6, 2023, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bertha Eason Boswell to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Josephine Lancaster Pittman and William Asbury Pittman. She is survived by: her husband Robert Eason; her siblings, Estelle Eason (Henry), Dillie Pittman (Jacob), Alice Dickens (Allen), Louise Eason (Harry), Eula Worrell (Rufus), Ethel Harris (Melvin), William Pittman (Farbie), Leslie Pittman (Edith) and Robert Pittman (Louise); her nieces and nephews, John Griffin, Delton Eason, Bill Eason, Timmy Eason, Anita Branch, Nellie Nelms, Evelyn Powell, Betty Lou Joyner and Ida Reason; her daughters-in-law, Sandra Speight and Shirley Speight; her great grandchildren, Adelyn Jane McGee, Kira Coleson and Frankie Glover; her great-niece Wanda Nelms; her daughter Linda Eason Peele (Michael); her grandsons, Adam Peele (Hiromi) and Mark Peele (Ashton Drew); her former husbands, Samuel Boswell, Donald Boswell (Kathy), George Speight and James Speight; her grandchildren, Kristen Coggin (Myers), Lauren McGee (Trent), Kathryn Boswell, Tommy Speight (Regina), Brooks Speight, Donna Lynn (Steven), Keith Speight (Betty), Jeff Speight (Karen), Frank Glover (Debbie) and Kay Wester (Richard); her friend Thelma Hillard; and her caregivers, Eileen O'Dea and Margie Banks. She is also survived by 18 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren, and 2 great-great-great grandchildren.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, you consider a contribution to Transitions Lifecare William M. Dunlap Center for Caring, 200 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607, Green Level Baptist Church, 8509 Green Level Church Road, Cary, NC 27519, or NorthSide Community Church, 1660 Beaver Pond Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.
