SWANSBORO  -  On April 11, 2024, Jossie Elena Nigh, 47, of Swansboro, loving wife, mother, mimi and friend, passed peacefully surrounded by family after a long battle with breast cancer.  A Celebration of Life will be held at 5:00 PM on Monday, April 15  2024 at Jones Funeral Home, Swansboro Chapel with Chaplain Rick Brooks officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Before Jossie passed, she made it known she wanted us all to share laughs and memories in celebration of her journey home with the Lord.

Jossie was known as a generous, kind-hearted and compassionate soul. She loved the simple things in life. Jossie was a homemaker and the heart of her home, devoting her life to family. As so many can attest to, Jossie was always someone who loved to help those in need.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Jossie LaFay Hamby; father, David Hambey; and a sister, Brenda Hamby Beasley.

Survivors include her husband of 23 years, David J. Nigh, Jr. of the home; daughter, Katelyn Murray (Dylan) of Gibsonville, NC; sons, Blake Nigh of St. Augustine, FL, Brandon Nigh, and Colton Nigh both of Swansboro; grandchildren, Easton and Braxton Murray; and her sister, Cynthia Johnson of Jacksonville, FL.

In her own words, "this is not goodbye, this is see you later".

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society at cancer.org or to the Autism Society of North Carolina at autismsociety-nc.org.