Velma Boyd Jessup Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Velma Boyd Jessup (Elizabethtown, North Carolina), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on January 11, 2025 at the age of 73. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Velma Boyd Jessup to pay them a last tribute.
Though Velma has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She is survived by: her children, Taaron Jessup, Vickie Ballard (Eddie), Kelly J. Purdie (Detrick), Erik M. Jessup and Carlton Jessup (Angela); and her siblings, Doris Jessup, Eva Spaulding Gatlin, Lovella Jacobs Cromartie (Ronald) and Willard Boyd (Maurine). She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and a host of sister-in-laws, brother-in-laws, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Viewing was held on Wednesday, January 15th 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Johnson's Funeral Service (207 S Pine St, Elizabethtown, NC 28337). A funeral service was held on Wednesday, January 15th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Willie E. Johnson Memorial Chapel.
