Naomi Marie Rouse

Naomi Marie Lee Rouse, 89, of Kinston passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Phronnie Lee; husband, Joseph B. Rouse; son-in-law, Clifton Croom, and brothers, Albert Lee and Charles Lee.

She is survived by her daughters, Margaret Rouse Seymour, Sue Rouse Croom, Linda Rouse Foster, Betty Rouse Moore and husband, Ernie, and Annette Rouse Saunders and husband, David; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren, and sisters, Ruby Lee Jarman and husband, Cecil and Eleanor “Cricket” Byrd.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Pinelawn Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sandy Bottom Baptist Church, 4568 NC-55, Kinston, NC 28504 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.