Rocky Mount -

Helen Nolan Deal, age 98, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 29, 2020 at Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Furman and Cora Nolan; husband, Lewis Arch Deal; and granddaughter, Stephanie Elizabeth Blackburn.  She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Deal Blackburn (Ben) of Rocky Mount; grandson, Lewis Elford Blackburn (Christina); and great-grandchildren, Katie, Eryn, and Taylor.

Mrs. Deal attended Brenau College in Gainesville, Ga. and was crowned Miss Greenville (SC) in 1939.

Memorial services will take place at 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 15th at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 231 N. Church St., Rocky Mount. The family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 pm. Graveside inurnment will follow at 2:00 pm, Sunday at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1 Pine Knoll Dr., Greenville, South Carolina.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to Frances Asbury United Methodist Church, 1800 E. North Street, Greenville, SC 29607.