Effie Mae Gillikin

Effie Mae Gillikin, 86, of Bettie, went to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, June 14, 2020, at her home.

Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the Welcome Home Free Will Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Gaskins. A private interment will follow at Daniel B. Gillikin Cemetery.  Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites you to view the webcasting of the service through her obituary page on Munden Funeral Home’s website. Friends are also encouraged to leave words of comfort to the family through the website. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are ill or at-risk (elderly, immune-compromised) are encouraged to stay home.  Additionally, there will be a limit to the number of people in the building at one time, as well, those who attend will be asked to bring and wear a protective mask. Upon entering, guests will be asked health questions and their temperatures will be taken. Help us honor the Gillikin family while practicing safe measures.

Effie was born on December 26, 1933, in Carteret County at the family home in Otway, North Carolina. She was the 7th of 8 children born to Ivey M. and Sarah J. Gillikin. She went to school through the 8th grade at the little white schoolhouse on Gillikin Road in Otway, which is still standing today and is now North River Primitive Baptist Church. Effie worked as an examiner at the Shirt Factory for a number of years. She was a very loving person and nurturing mother to 2 children and 1 grandchild. She treasured and loved all her family very much.

Effie is survived by her daughter, Pamela Gillikin of the home; son, Kendall Gillikin and wife Ella of Bettie; grandson, Jeremy Gillikin of Bettie; nephews, Jackie Gillikin and wife Laraine, Kenneth Gillikin and wife Diane, Ronald Gillikin and Donald Gillikin, all of Otway; nieces, Virginia Lawrence of Otway, Carolene Goodwin and husband Charles of Newport and Hilma Willis of Smyrna; and special cousin and friend, Ellen Lawrence of Otway.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Doris Taylor, Grace Gillikin and Reva Wetherington; brothers, Sammie Gillikin, Ivey Gillikin, Zelva Gillikin and Monroe Gillikin; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17­, 2020, at the Welcome Home Free Will Baptist Church in Bettie. The same guidelines will apply.

The family extends a special thanks to her caregiver of 2 ½ years, Angie Lewis; Kindred Home Health for their time with Effie; and Community Hospice, especially Nurse Tim Camp, Nurse Amanda Frazier and Rev. Patrick Whaley.

Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's & Dementia Research
225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago IL 60601.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City, NC.