Willie Peeler Lyerly Obituary
We bid farewell to Willie Peeler Lyerly of Wilmington, North Carolina, born in Faith, North Carolina, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 3, 2025 at the age of 101. Willie Peeler touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Lee Peeler and Elsie Safrit Peeler; her siblings, Roy Lee Peeler, Harry Andrew Peeler, Bonnie Peeler Morrow and Lucille Peeler Walters; and her sibling-in-law Billie Ray Lyerly.
She is survived by: her daughters, Becky Lyerly Bennett (Ronny) and Myra Lyerly Martin (Willis); her grandsons, Ryan Bennett, Brent Bennett, Matthew Cumbee (Jessie) and Andrew Cumbee (Sarah); her great grandchildren, Josiah Lyerly Cumbee, Gideon James Cumbee, Abram Ray Cumbee, Rhys Alexander Cumbee, Simon Christian Cumbee and Scarlett Katherine Bennett; and her close friends, Claudia, Gene Evans, Steve, Brenda Aiken, Joe, Stacy Nemec, Myrtice Craig, Lori, John, Mary Jo Newton and Marie Riley.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Lyerly Evangelical Church, 1320 Crescent Rd. Rockwell, NC. 28138.
