Coats, NC: Mrs. Rachel Stephenson Ennis, age 89, of 1117 South Lincoln Street died Saturday at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Tuesday at Coats Baptist Church in Coats. Officiating will be Rev. Jesse Mooney. Burial will follow at Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn.
Mrs. Ennis was born in Harnett County on March 6, 1927 to the late Viola Mae Stephens and George W. Stephenson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Ennis; and brothers Hoyt and Cecil Stephenson. Mrs. Ennis was a retired teachers aid with the Harnett County Public School System and a member of Coats Baptist Church.
Survivors include, daughter and son-in-law, Debbie E. and Don Turlington of Coats; grandchildren, Brian Turlington and fiancée, Angelina Cristinzio of Coats, Chad Turlington and wife, Jamie of Coats; one great-grandson, Barrett Turlington; special family friend, Stephen Norris of Wilmington; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the Coats Baptist Church Fellowship Hall from 9:30AM to 10:30AM prior to the service and other times at the home of Debbie and Don Turlington 1150 South Lincoln Street Coats, NC 27521.
Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to Coats Baptist Church P. O. Box 297 Coats, NC 27521.
Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home, Coats.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.roseandgraham.com.