Ophelia Wade Day, 95, died Sunday, December 22, 2019. Born December 6, 1924 in Alamance County, NC and grew up in Person County, NC. She lived in Louisburg, NC from 1951 until 2017. She was the daughter of Robert Ellis and Mary Turner Wade. She was the wife of the late Durell C. Day of the NC State Highway Patrol. She was predeceased by her siblings Eugene Wade, Ernest Wade, and Irene Wade Williams.
She is survived by her three children: Robert Wayne Day and wife, Jenny of Raleigh; William Ellis Day and wife, Melissa of Clarksville, VA and Pamela Day Capps and husband, Wayne of Erwin; four grandchildren: James Durell Capps, Kristin Capps, Ashly Day Murphy, and Travis Day; five great grandchildren; four brothers, Richard Wade and wife Kathleen, Robert (Beamie) Wade and wife Dorothy, Harold Wade and wife Shirley, and Randy Wade and wife Mary, and one sister Betty Lou Evans, and lots of nieces and nephews.
She was a member of the former Brookland United Methodist Church.
Funeral service will be held 11 AM Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Brooks & White Chapel. Burial will follow in the Person Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held on hour prior to the service (10-11 AM)
Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.
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