Carol Etta Orrell Palmieri, age 78 of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016. She was born December 27, 1937 in New York, New York, a daughter of the late Robert H. and Wilda G. Orrell. She was also preceded in death by her husband; Francis T. Palmieri. Surviving are her step-son Frank J. Palmieri and daughter-in-law Kathy J. Palmieri, brother and sister-in-law; Robert W. and Nina Orrell of Charlestown, RI and Sanibel, FL, nephew; Matthew Orrell of Boston, MA, special friend, Barbara Fralin; and many other friends she felt blessed to have over the years. She was retired from AT&T. Services are private. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.