Velvet Lynn Boyce Nevilles was born on June 1, 1961 to the late Blanch C. Boyce and James Williams. She passed away on July 9, 2026.

Velvet loved God and worked diligently in several Triad churches using her God-given gift to nurse and minister through song. She worked as a CNA for several years in nursing homes and private duty. She loved her patients and they loved her. She frequently welcomed family members into her home and was a passionate supporter of her nieces and nephews. Her loving nature as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend will leave an everlasting impression.

Affectionately known as "Tiny", Velvet was preceded in death by her parents, Blanche C. Boyce and James Williams; sisters, Daphne Boyce, Zuline Dykes and Leona Cook; brother, Dewitt Gray; and great-grandchildren, Ayden and Braylen Boyce.

She leaves to celebrate her legacy, her husband, David Nevilles of the home; three sons, Tarono, Donte, and Jonathan Boyce; two stepdaughters, LaTasha (Kenny) Wilkes and Mea (Wilbur) Brown; three sisters, Arwilda Cannady-Baldwin, Clara Johnson of Statesville, NC and Sarah (David) Watts of Rocky Mount, NC; five brothers, David Boyce, Norville and Johnnie Gattison, Tyrone and Eugene Batista; fourteen grandchildren, Jaylnn, Tarono Jr., Jahnaria, Jaidence, Journey, Dayona, Jeremiah, Tashara, Antwashe, Alaysha, Siera, Kiera, Jalia, Devin, and Ishmael; four great-grandchildren, Kameron, Khari, Xavier, and Zahmir; two aunts, Claudette Henry and Zaynab Ebrahim; one daughter-in-law, Rhea Boyce; one brother-in-law, Charles Nevilles; two sisters-in-law, Net Nevilles and Linda (MC) Davis; and a host of other relative and friends.

Public viewing will be from12:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Thursday, July 16, 2026 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service 11:00 AM, Friday, July 17, 2026 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Family visitation 10:30 AM. Interment in Parklawn Memorial Gardens.