Tempie Elizabeth "Beth" Stepongzi's Obituary
It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, Tempie Elizabeth “Beth” Stepongzi, who passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 9, 2021. She was born on 1986 in Raleigh, North Carolina to the parents Mark and Tempie Stepongzi.
Beth loved reading, jewelry making, skiing, motor boating, soccer, and refereeing soccer. She was an exceptional artist who loved to draw on nearly any thing she could get her hands on. Beth really enjoyed working in the yard planting, weeding, or designing flower beds with lots of color for every season. She adored her rescue cat Maisie and so enjoyed brushing her and teaching her new tricks. Maisie knew Beth’s bed was the best for a lazy cat nap.
Survivors include her parents Mark and Tempie Stepongzi, brothers Mark Joseph Stepongzi (Sommer), and Matthew William Stepongzi. Uncle's William R. Coleman, John H. Stepongzi (Brenda), Frank Wesley Stepongzi (Belkys), Frank Stepongzi (Maria), and Aunts Tamara C. Kotrch (Tony) and Salle Zickar (Steven) along with many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Beth was predeceased by her Aunt Phyllis T. Stepongzi, maternal grandparents William R. and A. Frances Coleman, and her paternal grandparents Frank and P. Salle Stepongzi. Also survived is Travis Fleming, her very dear boyfriend and co-adventurer.
A Celebration of Life Ceremony is set for Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 11am at Salem Baptist Church. Interment will follow the service in the Church cemetery.
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