Ms. Cora Eaves Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ms. Cora Lee Eaves, 76, of Fayetteville North Carolina passed away on Friday August 7, 2020 at her home. Cora was born in Parkton, N.C., on September 1, 1943 to Father Edmond Marshall White and Mother Maelinda White. She attended primary and secondary schools in a variety of cities and towns in North Carolina and finished her education At Fayetteville Technical Community College. She married the late Frank Eaves in 1965 and the two were together a number of years. Cora worked as Kitchen Personnel for a variety of government contractors on Fort Bragg and also did domestic work for a number of years. Cora gave her life to Christ at an early age. She enjoyed gospel concerts and fellowshipping with different churches. One of her favorite gospel singers were one of our hometown's own, The McDonald Sisters. Cora loved to read and keep abreast of the news and politics. She also had a devoted spirit to help others. Most of her humanity for people started with her own family. She believed in sticking together and she emulated what being accessible to others meant. If she considered you a friend, she held a high expectation of, for and from you. She did so because her heart was nurtured to care. She was also a former member of the Order of Eastern Star, where she served faithfully throughout her community and sisterhood. Cora also loved to travel and go to the beach. In her youthful days, she would often times be the reason the family went to the beach. The family spent many times at White Lake, Carolina Beach, Myrtle Beach, and South Port just to name a few. Her nieces and nephews were like the children she never had. She loved them richly and would do anything for them. It's no secret that she loved her siblings as well. If you had a problem with them, a resolution better had been made before she got wind of it, or some furniture would be rearranged. She loved to cook as well. She was affectionately known for her " Tater Bread" which was baked sweet potato pie without the crust. You could expect it with every winter holiday. She was also known for pineapple cake, coconut cake and 7up cake. If you never had her cakes, you wouldn't understand how royal it would make you feel. All in all, she lived, she laughed, she loved and most importantly, she made a difference in the lives she touched. The void of her presence will be greatly felt but her legacy will live forever in our hearts. Cora is survived by her two sisters and two brothers, Geneva White and Linda Pearl Elliott (Billy), Robert and Willie White all of Fayetteville NC and a host of nephews and nieces that were more like her children. She was predeceased by her mother Maelinda White and father Edmond Marshall White, brothers, Edmond “Cowboy” Marshall White, Prentice White, Eddie White Junior, Mack White, Prince White, Ronald Eugene White, Thomas White, Samuel White and a sister Lillie Mae Lee.

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Ms. Cora Eaves

September 1, 1943 - August 10, 2020