Althea Rose Best

Goldsboro – Mrs. Althea Rose Best, 88, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.

A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late George Pinkney Rose and Sarah Holmes Rose and was the widow of William T. Best. Mrs. Best was a member of Selah Christian Church.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:00 AM at Selah Christian Church with the Rev. Patrick Muston officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose-Best Family Cemetery near the home.

She is survived by a daughter, Ruby B. Davis of Goldsboro; two sons, William N. “Nick” Best and wife Ruby of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and James Kirby Best and wife Cathy of Goldsboro; eight grandchildren, Kimberly Lane, Donna Phillips, Robin Hinton, Joy Dean, Michael Best, Craig Best, Kelby Best and Kelly Best; ten great grandchildren, Nijmegen Shoemaker, Zachary Phillips, Reagan Hinton, Trey Hinton, Tanner Dean, Manning Dean, Parker Dean, Regan Best, Cassidy Best, and Connor Best; a sister, Sallie R. Westbrook of Mount Olive and a brother-in-law, Nick Leshko of Raleigh.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Bert R. Leshko and a brother, George Pinkney Rose.

Memorials may be made to Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, NC 27534 or Selah Christian Church Building Fund, 3304 Stevens Mill Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530

The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Seymour Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Kirby Best, 958 Selah Church Road.