Nettie Pearl Trice Cassell, 83 formerly of Fuquay-Varina, NC passed on Saturday, Februay 13, 2016 at the Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center, Chesapeake, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Norman and Susie Speed Trice. Nettie attended the public schools of Wake County and was a graduate of Fuquay Consolidated High School in Fuquay - Varina, North Carolina. After high school she attended Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. She married the love of her life Deacon Waverly R. Cassell and moved to Chesapeake, Virginia. Nettie was employed by Portsmouth City Schools as a Para Professional for Special Needs Students until she retired. She was a member of South Hill Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Va.

She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Deacon Waverly R. Cassell of Chesapeake, VA. One Daughter; Sharon Cassell Robinson (Rev. R. Rodney) of Elizabeth City, N. C. One Son; Vincent Cassell of Chesapeake, Virginia. Two Grandchildren; R. Brandon Robinson (Johnae) of Apex, N. C., Alexandria D. Robinson of High Point, N. C., One Great Grandchild; Reese Brooklyn Robinson of Apex, N. C. Two Sisters; Marie Trice Mcquaig of Mount Vernon, New York, and Carolyn Trice Walker (Deacon Thomas L.) of Colonial Heights, VA., One Sister in Law; Bernice Trice of Burlington, N. C. Two Brothers; Rev. Harold Trice, Sr. of Durham, N. C., and Carl A. Trice of Fuquay - Varina, N. C.

Funeral will be held 11:00 am Monday, February 22, 2016 at First Baptist Church South Hill, 3633 Galberry Road in Chesapeake, Virgina (Pastor Michael Toliver)

Burial: Cuffee / Cassell Cemetery in Chesapeake, Virginia

Services are being handled by A. C. Robinson & Son Funeral Home, Inc in Elizabeth City, NC.