Worley P. Pace was born January 7, 1912,the only child born to Suzie Pace. He depafted this life on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC. Worley proclaimed Christ in his life at an early age. He was a lifelong member of Stokes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Some of his best carpentry skills were exhibited working with the minister to enlarge the church. Worley was the oldest member and Deacon at Stokes. On August 17 , 1935 he was united in Holy matrimony to Aldonia Adams Pace. This union was blessed with five children. Worley was a carpenter and a farmer. He knew that he wanted to own his own land and worked hard to own the land that he acquired in his lifetime, Worley and Aldonia worked as a team, exemplified by him working as a carpenter to pay the hired help on the farm managed by Aldonia. He became especially close to his cousins, Earl Pace, Naomi Scarborough, Neva Williamson, W.P. Pace, J.H. Pace and Otha Pace, who worked for him on the farm. Although he haci iittle education, never learning to read or write, education was imporlant to him. Worley served on the Board of Education for the Black School Board during segregation. He also made sure that all five of his children were able to receive a college degree. When his daughter, Alberta, took her boyfriend to meet her parents, she introduced them to each other in the tobacco field. After meeting "Mr. Worley", Jackie immediately began helping him prime tobacco. lt was later that he told Alberta, "You need to marry him, because that big man can work". That was the beginning of a long and devoted relationship that lasted over 40 years, until the day he died. Worley turned 100 on his last birthday, and celebrated this joyous occasion among family and friends. He was extremely proud to have achieved this age. Worley was preceded in death by: his wife of 62 years, Aldonia Adams Pace; sons, Worley S. and Benjamin Pace; and daughter, Alberta Pace Smith. Worley is survived by: a son, John Richard Pace (Anna) of Jacksonville, FL, a daughter, Joan Rosalyn Pace of Wendell; grandsons, Worley B. Smith, Worley S, Pace lll, Joey Pace, and Johnny Pace, granddaughters, Filamena Radi, Christinia Johnson and MaShelle Graves; several great grandchildren; a devoted son-in-law, Jackie B. Smith (Burnetta); a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.