Millette Perry Sorie, age 63, of Rocky Mount, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Born in Wake County, NC on March 12, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Millard S. Perry, Jr. and Carolyn Joyner Perry. Millette graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor’s degree in Education and she received her Master’s Degree from The Citadel in Charleston, SC. She started her teaching career as a middle school science teacher in Summerville, SC before moving to Rocky Mount and retiring from Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools after 34 years of teaching. Millette was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, and dear friend and will be missed by all who knew her. Millette is survived by her husband of 26 years, Edward Earl “Eddie” Sorie of Rocky Mount; her son Dan-Michael Sorie of Rocky Mount; her sister, Lisa Perry Goswick and husband, Ronnie, of Louisburg; her sister-in-law and best friend, Brenda Sorie Somerville of Rocky Mount; her brother-in-law, Ricky Sorie and wife, Sandra, of Rocky Mount; her nieces, Heather Joyner of Greenville and Ashley Cannon and husband, Dash, of Rocky Mount; her nephews, Rodney Goswick of Franklinton, Mahler Joyner of Louisburg, Blake Sorie and wife, Kelly, of Rocky Mount, and Tyler Sorie of Tulsa, OK; great-nieces, Megan Goswick, Aubrey Cannon, Eva Sorie, Madeleine Sorie, and Hallie Sorie; and great-nephews, Sam Sorie and Connor Sorie. A Celebration of Millette’s Life will be held on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Calvary Baptist Church, 505 S. Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804, with Rev. Brandon Dees and Rev. Ricky Sorie officiating. Visitation with the family will follow the service in the Fellowship Hall of Calvary Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Millette’s memory to Calvary Baptist Church, 505 S. Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com
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Posted on: 2022-01-07
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