Mr. Leroy Colston , Sr., 81, died Saturday, August 25, 2001 at Union Regional Medical Center. He was born October 19, 1919 in Montgomery County, North Carolina, to the late Will and Rosa Thomas Colston .
A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at Central United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.
He leaves to cherish his loving memories, sons, Leroy (Janie) Colston , Walter (Kathy) Colston , Ronald (Judy) Colston and Donald (Joy) Colston , all of Marshville, David (Clementine) Colston of Burnsville, Gilbert Colston of Monroe, and Michael (Ann) Colston of Charlotte; daughters, Dorothy (Donald) Polk, Frances Howard, Mable Colston , Barbara (Silas) Christian and Cynthia (Grant) Gaddy, all of Monroe, Nancy (Larry) McCain of Charlotte, and Cassie Carruth of Corona Heights, New York; sister, Grace Evans of Brooklyn, New York; thirty-eight grandchildren; a number of loving great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and many loving friends. Mr. Colston was preceded in death by his wife, Mahaley Oueen Hammonds Colston a son, Preston Colston , Sr. and a grandaughter Miss. Tanya Rachelle Christian.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 125, Monroe, NC 28111.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Frances Howard in Monroe. Public viewing will be from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Harris Funeral Home in Monroe.
A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at Central United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.
He leaves to cherish his loving memories, sons, Leroy (Janie) Colston , Walter (Kathy) Colston , Ronald (Judy) Colston and Donald (Joy) Colston , all of Marshville, David (Clementine) Colston of Burnsville, Gilbert Colston of Monroe, and Michael (Ann) Colston of Charlotte; daughters, Dorothy (Donald) Polk, Frances Howard, Mable Colston , Barbara (Silas) Christian and Cynthia (Grant) Gaddy, all of Monroe, Nancy (Larry) McCain of Charlotte, and Cassie Carruth of Corona Heights, New York; sister, Grace Evans of Brooklyn, New York; thirty-eight grandchildren; a number of loving great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and many loving friends. Mr. Colston was preceded in death by his wife, Mahaley Oueen Hammonds Colston a son, Preston Colston , Sr. and a grandaughter Miss. Tanya Rachelle Christian.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 125, Monroe, NC 28111.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Frances Howard in Monroe. Public viewing will be from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Harris Funeral Home in Monroe.
Mr. Leroy Colston , Sr., 81, died Saturday, August 25, 2001 at Union Regional Medical Center. He was born October 19, 1919 in Montgomery County, North Carolina, to the late Will and Rosa Thomas Colston .
A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at Central United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.
He leaves to cherish his loving memories, sons, Leroy (Janie) Colston , Walter (Kathy) Colston , Ronald (Judy) Colston and Donald (Joy) Colston , all of Marshville, David (Clementine) Colston of Burnsville, Gilbert Colston of Monroe, and Michael (Ann) Colston of Charlotte; daughters, Dorothy (Donald) Polk, Frances Howard, Mable Colston , Barbara (Silas) Christian and Cynthia (Grant) Gaddy, all of Monroe, Nancy (Larry) McCain of Charlotte, and Cassie Carruth of Corona Heights, New York; sister, Grace Evans of Brooklyn, New York; thirty-eight grandchildren; a number of loving great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and many loving friends. Mr. Colston was preceded in death by his wife, Mahaley Oueen Hammonds Colston a son, Preston Colston , Sr. and a grandaughter Miss. Tanya Rachelle Christian.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 125, Monroe, NC 28111.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Frances Howard in Monroe. Public viewing will be from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Harris Funeral Home in Monroe.
A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at Central United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.
He leaves to cherish his loving memories, sons, Leroy (Janie) Colston , Walter (Kathy) Colston , Ronald (Judy) Colston and Donald (Joy) Colston , all of Marshville, David (Clementine) Colston of Burnsville, Gilbert Colston of Monroe, and Michael (Ann) Colston of Charlotte; daughters, Dorothy (Donald) Polk, Frances Howard, Mable Colston , Barbara (Silas) Christian and Cynthia (Grant) Gaddy, all of Monroe, Nancy (Larry) McCain of Charlotte, and Cassie Carruth of Corona Heights, New York; sister, Grace Evans of Brooklyn, New York; thirty-eight grandchildren; a number of loving great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and many loving friends. Mr. Colston was preceded in death by his wife, Mahaley Oueen Hammonds Colston a son, Preston Colston , Sr. and a grandaughter Miss. Tanya Rachelle Christian.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 125, Monroe, NC 28111.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Frances Howard in Monroe. Public viewing will be from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Harris Funeral Home in Monroe.
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