Violet Leigh Harper Lanier Obituary
The passing of Violet Leigh Harper Lanier of Rocky Mount, North Carolina leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on November 16, 2025 at the age of 85. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Violet farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Violet is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Clarence Lee Harper and Annie Laurie Etheridge Harper; her sister Martha Jane Harper Pitt; and her friend Dewey "Buddy" Hull. She is survived by: her daughters, Jan Jackson and Leigh Anne Lanier of Holly Springs; and her niece Leslie Ellen Pitt.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Violet's name to the Red Oak Baptist Church Making Room Campaign (Building Campaign), 4861 Church Street, Battleboro, NC 27809.
