Ocie L. Boone

"The Lord gave, and the Lord hath take away: blessed be the name of the Lord". Job 1:21 Ocie Lee Boone was born August 9, 1941 in Gates, North Carolina to the late Mary E. Boone and the late Johnnie B. Boone. He worked as a lumberman for many years. God in his infinite wisdom decided on November 18, 2022 to gently rock to sleep his son Ocie Lee Boone. He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Karen Eley; five sisters, Emily Boone, Mary M. Boone, Margrit Booth, Alice Robinson, Martha Hall; four brothers, Johnnie Boone, Alexander Boone, Wendell Boone and Calvin Boone. Left behind to cherish Ocie memory is one daughter, Angela A. Shannon; son, Michael Holliman; two sisters, Syroa Milteer (Zachariah), Sandra Boone; sister-in-law, Helene Boone; brother-in-law, Joseph Booth; eight grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews cousins and friends. A celebration of life will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2022 in the Melvin J. Blowe Chapel of Crocker Funeral Home. Elder Jammie L. Lassiter will deliver the message of comfort. Professional services with dignity have been entrusted to Crocker Funeral Home, Inc. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ocie L. Boone, please visit our flower store.