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Official Obituary of

Lela "Gilsie" Guess Becoat

July 28, 1936 ~ October 26, 2024 (age 88) 88 Years Old

Obituary

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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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Services

Public Viewing
Friday
November 8, 2024

11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Lea Funeral Home
2500 Poole Road
Raleigh, NC 27610

Visitation
Saturday
November 9, 2024

1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
St. Paul AME Church
402 W. Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Funeral Service
Saturday
November 9, 2024

1:30 PM
St. Paul AME Church (Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC)

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