Velma Grubbs Quinton

   Velma Rose “Babe” Grubbs Quinton, 93, of 1302 Arrowhead Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center.

   Mrs. Quinton was born on September 17, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Leonard and Beulah Schafer Grubbs. A homemaker, she was a member of Faith Pentecostal Holiness Church, and Women’s Aglow.

   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Charles Perkins.

   Surviving are her husband Donzel B. “Don” Quinton of Muncie, Indiana; two daughters, Sandra Kaye Perkins of Lexington, and Sherry Raye Bolt and husband Michael, of Whittier; a sister, Inez Frear of Ottawa, Kansas; three grandchildren, Ceri Bolt, Stephanie Farrington, and Brad Perkins; and seven great-grandchildren.

   Funeral services will be held Friday, February 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, and will be conducted by her pastor, The Rev. Danny Gurganus. Burial will follow in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Friends may join the family in the funeral home the hour prior to services.

   In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Aglow International Elizabeth City, NC in care of First South Bank, PO Box 1367, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 with “Velma Quinton Memorial” written on the memo line.

   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.