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Page 20 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, July17-July 23, 2014 CHARLES ALLEY C h a r l e s W i l l i a m Alley, 54, of Carmel, IN passed away on Friday, July 04, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, he was born on August 18, 1960, a son of Thelma Louise Whitmire Alley of Mooresboro and the late Charles Bruce Alley. He was retired from the United States Navy and worked at the Veterans Affairs Administration. He is survived by his daughter, Shelby Faith Alley of Fort Wayne, IN; two brothers, Robert Gene Alley of Hendersonville and Michael Thomas Alley of Mooresboro; five sisters, Sara Elizabeth Alley Kite of Caroleen, Jennie Alley Rojo of Granite Falls, Stephanie Self Alley of Ellenboro, Jennifer Nicole Alley of Ellenboro and Kendra Kelly of Mooresboro. A Celebration of Charles's Life was held at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel. Burial followed at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral and Cremation Service is serving the Alley family. NANCY IVA LOVELACE GEISEL Nancy Iva L o v e l a c e Geisel of Rutherfordton went to be with the Lord on July 9 th , 2014. Born on July 21, 1945 in Shelby, NC, she was the daughter of the late CB and Claire Lovelace. Survived by her children Paul Geisel (Kathleen) of Inman, SC and Ann Geisel Bryant (Randy) of Campobello, SC; four grandchildren, Megan Geisel, Gracie Bryant, Sara Bryant, and Erin Geisel. Brothers; Winston Lovelace (Fran) of Titusville, Fl, CB Lovelace Jr (Shirley) of Mills River, NC, Bill Lovelace (Dottie) of Florida. 10 nieces and nephews, 19 great nieces and nephews. Nancy was a recently retired nurse from Wallace Thompson Hospital. She also worked at St. Luke's and Rutherford Hospital. Services were held at Gilboa United Methodist Church. Donations in her memory may be made to Gilboa Methodist Church, 740 Gilboa Church Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Crowe's Mortuary is serving the family. ANNIE PEARL ANTHONY MURRAY Annie Pearl A n t h o n y Murray, age 88, formerly of Henrietta, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014. Born September 29, 1925 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late James Robert Mitchell and Pansy Lee Buckner Mitchell. She worked for Dy Dee Services of Charlotte for many years and was a member of the Forest City Four Square Church. She enjoyed gardening, doing yard work and tending to her trees. In addition to her par- ents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Monroe Dixon and John Henry Anthony; three sis- ters, Ruth Skipper, Dean Jones, Naomi Splawn and step-son, Buren Murray. Survivors include her husband, Clifford Murray; two sons, Jerry Dixon of Henrietta and Bill Dixon of Midland, Texas; daugh- ter-in-law, Mae Murray of Forest City; eight grand- children and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Ricky Poteat officiat- ing. Interment followed in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. MAX ROY EMORY SR. Max Roy Emory Sr., age 75, of Rutherfordton passed away Monday, July 7, 2014. Max was a native of Rutherford County, a US Army Veteran and a retired textile employ- ee. He was preced- ed in death by his par- ents Vernon and Esmer Hawkins Emory, wives Emily Kay Barr Emory and Mary Cruise Emory; brother John Emory and sister Nellie Mae Godfrey. Left to cherish his memory are his son Max Emory Jr. of Duncan, SC; brother Howard Emory of Forest City, Dean Emory of Campobello and David Emory of Ellenboro; sister Mary Lou West of Green Hill and Ann Emory of Forest City. Graveside services were held at Eternal Hills Memorial Park with Rev. John Perry officiating. Military honors were pro- vided by the Rutherford County Veterans Honor Guard. Memorials can be made to the Rutherford County Veterans Honor Guard 303 Fairground Rd Spindale, NC 28160 Crowe's Mortuary is assisting the Emory fam- ily. BETTY WEIR CRAWFORD Betty Weir Crawford, age 84, of Forest City, passed away, Saturday, July 12, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daugh- ter of the late E. Curtis and Mary Katherine Keziah Weir; a home- maker, and member of the Smith Grove Baptist Church. She was preced- ed in death by her hus- band, US Navy Captain Charles William Crawford, and a son, Charles Kent Crawford. Survivors include a son, Gregory A. Crawford and his wife Lynn of Waxhaw, NC, a daughter, Debra Crawford Gray and her husband Bob of Tryon, NC, a sister, Eleanor Davis of Rutherfordton, five grandchildren, Michael Crawford, Rembert Crawford, Brooke Crawford, Tiffany Johnson, Justin Gray, and four great grandchil- dren, Evan Crawford, Isabella Crawford, Lawson Crawford, and Lily Gray. Funeral services were held at the Smith Grove Baptist Church with the, Reverend Terry White officiating. Interment followed in the Spindale City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home, 1881 Big Island Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The family would like to make a special thank you to the staff of both the Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home and Hospice for their kind and loving attention to Betty. Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. JOE DEAN PRITCHARD Joe Dean P r i t c h a r d , 67, of C l i f f s i d e , passed away S a t u r d a y , July 12, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Raleigh and Evelyn Pritchard, and also preceded in death by a brother, Tony Pritchard. He was a veteran of the United States Army, hav- ing served during the Vietnam War. Joe was a former law enforcement officer beginning his career with Spindale Fire & Police, and was also employed by Forest City Police Department for a number of years. He then worked for Pinkerton Security in Charlotte, where he retired as a captain over all security personal for Duke Power Company. Following his retire- ment, he was employed as a salesman with First Industrial Supply, Spindale. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Pritchard of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, LaJuanda and Jason Bond of Asheville; a number of friends, niec- es and nephews, and his faithful companion, Buddy. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Harrelson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Bob Philbeck officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. An online guest reg- istry is available at www. harrelsonfuneralhome. com ©Community First Media Community First Media It dawned on me the other day that we spend an enormous amount of time waiting. If you are like me, it doesn't matter how many people are in line at the store, I seem to always pick the slowest one. I am sure there has been some scientifi c study done that proves that we have waited more than half of our lives for something to happen. The most important question to ask is how we accept the "waiting times" in our lives? Patience in the midst of a delay or a time of pain shows maturity and faith. Some of the most patient people I know have been farmers. They work very hard to prepare the ground and planting the seed, but then after the work is fi nished the waiting begins to commence. During the wait, the fear of drought, hail storms, fl oods and pests must haunt them. Then with the cooperation of Mother Nature, they are able to see the fruit of their labor. I have seen some farmers lose their entire crop from adverse weather and the next planting season they are back in the fi eld again just as if it never happened. A farmer told me, "You have to just put the losses behind you and look forward to the next crop." Life is all about waiting and not letting the setbacks, losses and delays in life discourage us from living a full life. A famous speaker once said, "Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come." When we get in the "slow line" of life what we do in the time of testing will determine future blessings. Patience is truly a virtue. 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