SUFFOLK—Nettie Gerald Mathias, 75, passed away on April 22, 2012, at her home.

She was the daughter of the late Paul A. and Carrie Rogers Gerald.

Mrs. Mathias retired from Franklin Equipment Co.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, Henry Eugene Arrington Jr. and his wife, Dianne of Sunbury, N.C.; and her grandchildren, Paul Eugene Arrington and Jessica Dara Arrington.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin. Burial will follow at Holly Lawn Cemetery in Suffolk.

The family received friends Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. www.wrightfuneralhome.org.