LOUISBURG, NC -- Nellie Stone Freeman, 91, of Louisburg, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.

Nellie was a daughter of the late Charlie Fisher Stone and Sally Hayes Stone and was a native of Franklin County. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Wyatt M. Freeman; sisters, Fannie Jane Stone, Rachel Taylor, Alma Gaskill, Martha Vaughan, Gertie Ayscue and Sadie Burnette, and brothers, Ransom Stone and Jack Stone.

Nellie was a member of Louisburg Baptist Church and retired from Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation.

Nellie is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Patricia F. and Steve Bigsby of Archdale, Mary Wyatt F. Allen and Frances A. Freeman, both of Louisburg; grandson, Wyatt Allen and his wife, Li Qi Peh of Singapore; brothers, Dr. Raymond Stone and wife, Rachel of Louisburg; Dr. Paul Stone of Fuquay-Varina; many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Louisburg Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Lancaster Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 5 - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Louisburg Baptist Church, Neighbors Fund or the Ramp Ministry, P.O. Box 730, Louisburg, NC 27549.

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg. www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.

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