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Lela “Gilsie” Guess Becoat of Raleigh, NC departed this life on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
Public Viewing: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Friday, November 8, 2024, at Lea Funeral Home, 2500 Poole Road, Raleigh, NC.
Funeral Service: 1:30 PM, Saturday, November 9, 2024, at St. Paul AME Church, 402 W. Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC.
Visitation: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM, preceding the funeral service at the church.
Interment: Raleigh Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC
Survivors: Daughters, Stephanie Becoat of Knightdale, Deirdre Becoat Walker (Jeffrey) of Raleigh; Son, Rufus “Buffy” S. Becoat, Jr. (Paulette V.); Granddaughters, Brittany Becoat Norris, Alexandria Scruggs, and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family will receive visitors at 3236 Ward Road, beginning Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – Friday, November 8, 2024 from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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