Rose Marie Benton Gathers

ROSE MARIE GATHERS WAS BORN ON MARCH 2, 1959, AT BETSY JOHNSON
HOSPITAL IN DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA.
ROSE, BETTER KNOWN AS "BB", ATTENDED SCHOOL IN JOHNSTON COUNTY.
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AS A DEDICATED CERTIFIED
NURSING ASSISTANT. SHE WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HER JOB AND LOVED
HER PATIENTS DEARLY. ROSE WAS EMPLOYED AT BRITTHAVEN NURSING HOME
IN GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL HER HEALTH STARTED TO DECLINE.
SHE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SHE ENJOYED
COOKING, DANCING, LAUGHING, AND WOULD BE READY FOR A DEBATE AT ANY
GIVEN MOMENT. ROSE'S SMILE WAS CONTAGIOUS AND WOULD BRIGHTEN UP
ANY ROOM SHE WAS IN.
ROSE DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON JANUARY 2, 2023. SHE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
HER HUSBAND, ERIC GATHERS; HER PARENTS, WENDELL AND LAURA BENTON;
HER DAUGHTER OLYMPHIA BENTON; SISTERS, JOANN BENTON-MCLEAN, LISA
CAROL BENTON-SMITH; AND BROTHER LEE RAY BENTON.
ROSE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORY: DAUGHTER, TOMICA WATSON OF
BENSON, NC; SON, CHRISTOPHER BYRD (ASHLEY) OF WASHINGTON STATE;
SISTERS, CYNTHIA BENTON OF FOUR OAKS, NC, AND GAIL SURLES OF COATS, NC;
BROTHERS MARVIN BENTON OF FOUR OAKS, NC, AND MELVIN BENTON OF
SMITHFIELD, NC, ISAAC FLYNN OF DARLINGTON, SC; SISTER-IN-LAW, BELINDA
BENTON OF GOLDSBORO, NC; AND BROTHER-IN-LAW DON MCLEAN OF COATS,
NC.
ROSE WILL ALSO BE DEARLY MISSED BY 16 GRANDCHILDREN, 5 GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN, AND A HOST OF AUNTS, UNCLES, NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS,
AND FRIENDS.


Visitation:
Saturday, January 07
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Sanders Funeral Home Chapel
806 E. Market Smithfield
Smithfield, NC 27577

Funeral Service:
Sunday, January 08
2:00 PM
Strickland Grove Missionary Baptist Church
118 W. Allen St.
Four Oaks, NC 27524

Interment:
Sunday, January 08
Benson City Cemetery
Benson, NC 27504