Mabel Butts Freeman Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Mabel Butts Freeman of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, who passed away on June 25, 2024, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As Mabel departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Mabel may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Mabel leaves behind.
She is survived by : her children, Dr. David Calvin Freeman, Jr. of Boston, MA, Demetria Freeman Davis (Martin, Jr.) of Romulus, MI and Dr. Monique Freeman Jones (Rudolph, Jr.) of Chesapeake, VA; her siblings, Shirley Brooks (Charles) of Tinton Falls, NJ, Marion Brooks of Elizabeth City, NC, Woodie Butts, Sr. (Margaret) of Camden, NC, Rev. Oscar Butts, Jr. of Camden, NC, Chester Butts of Elizabeth City, NC, Victor Banks Butts of Camden, NC and Arnold Mercer of Wappingering, NY; and her brothers-in-law, Howard Freeman of Baltimore, MD and Rev. McKinley Freeman (Carolyn) of East Orange, NJ. She is also survived by nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be held on Monday, July 8th 2024 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Mitchell Funeral Care and Cremations (609 Hull Dr, Elizabeth City, NC 27909). A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 9th 2024 at 11:00 AM at the Corner Stone Missionary Baptist Church (507 S M. L. K. Jr Dr, Elizabeth City, NC 27909).