Hyacinth Joyner Braswell, 81, of Roanoke Rapids, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Kindred Health Care in Roanoke Rapids.

Mrs. Braswell, a native of Nash County, was the daughter of the late Raymond F. and Myrtle Williams Joyner. She was retired from the Department of Social Services and was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Mrs. Braswell is survived by her husband, Warren Cecil Braswell; her daughter, Angela B. Wells and her husband, Jerry, of Weldon; two sons, Sherrill Braswell and his wife, Jane, of Nashville and Randy Braswell and his wife, Peggy, of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; three sisters, Joyce Vick and her husband, Oliver, of Nashville; Daylon Boseman and her husband, Bobby, of Greenville and Ronace Bone of Roanoke Rapids; one brother, Raymond F. Joyner, Jr. of Long Island, NY. Seven grandchildren, Blake Braswell and his wife, Cara, of Orlando, Fl, Pattie Keller and her husband, Ron, of Orlando,Fl, Randi Jo Braswell of Boone, Matthew Braswell of Nashville, Travis Wells and his fiance', Cari Ann Roten, of Cary, Jason Wells and his wife, Jessica, of Winterville and Jeremy Wells of Richmond, Va.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Roanoke Rapids with Rev. Randy Martin and Rev. John Alford officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke Rapids.

The family will receive friends on Saturday from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Askew Funeral and Cremation Services in Roanoke Rapids and other times at her daughter's home at 52 Longstreet Rd., Weldon, NC.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 1405 Bolling Rd., Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870.