Shelba Jean Marlowe, 74, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley.
She was born April 30, 1938, in Catawba County, the daughter of Basil and Lottie Lail Spencer.
She was a charter member of Carolina Style Sweet Adelines of Hickory and was retired from Hickory Sheet Metal after more than 40 years of service. An avid horse enthusiast, she loved to travel. Devoted to her family, Shelba had a special individual love for each and every person.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert James Marlowe; two brothers, Kenneth and J.C. Spencer; sister-in-law, Peggy Preslar Spencer; and brother-in-law, Pastor Harold Crocker.
She is survived by a daughter, Melanie Marlowe, of Newton; son, Eric Marlowe, of Newton; two sisters, Virginia Crocker, of Wilmington, and Jeanette Baxter and husband, Martin, of Toano, Va.; sister-in-law, Mary Sue Spencer, of Hickory; brother, Charles Spencer and wife, Ilze, of Fort Mill, S.C.; three grandchildren, Stephanie Marlowe, Jame Sloan and fianc‚, Adam Patten and Kristin Pezzimenti and husband, Joey; two great-grandchildren, Jocelyn and Makenna; and all of her traveling buddies.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Catawba Funerals and Cremations. Pastor Rick Crocker will officiate.
Burial will follow in New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, NC 28658. Online condolences may be made at catawba memorialpark.com. Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations are providing professional services to the Marlowe family.
Published in Hickory Daily Record on July 20, 2012
She was born April 30, 1938, in Catawba County, the daughter of Basil and Lottie Lail Spencer.
She was a charter member of Carolina Style Sweet Adelines of Hickory and was retired from Hickory Sheet Metal after more than 40 years of service. An avid horse enthusiast, she loved to travel. Devoted to her family, Shelba had a special individual love for each and every person.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert James Marlowe; two brothers, Kenneth and J.C. Spencer; sister-in-law, Peggy Preslar Spencer; and brother-in-law, Pastor Harold Crocker.
She is survived by a daughter, Melanie Marlowe, of Newton; son, Eric Marlowe, of Newton; two sisters, Virginia Crocker, of Wilmington, and Jeanette Baxter and husband, Martin, of Toano, Va.; sister-in-law, Mary Sue Spencer, of Hickory; brother, Charles Spencer and wife, Ilze, of Fort Mill, S.C.; three grandchildren, Stephanie Marlowe, Jame Sloan and fianc‚, Adam Patten and Kristin Pezzimenti and husband, Joey; two great-grandchildren, Jocelyn and Makenna; and all of her traveling buddies.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Catawba Funerals and Cremations. Pastor Rick Crocker will officiate.
Burial will follow in New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, NC 28658. Online condolences may be made at catawba memorialpark.com. Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations are providing professional services to the Marlowe family.
Published in Hickory Daily Record on July 20, 2012
Shelba Jean Marlowe, 74, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley.
She was born April 30, 1938, in Catawba County, the daughter of Basil and Lottie Lail Spencer.
She was a charter member of Carolina Style Sweet Adelines of Hickory and was retired from Hickory Sheet Metal after more than 40 years of service. An avid horse enthusiast, she loved to travel. Devoted to her family, Shelba had a special individual love for each and every person.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert James Marlowe; two brothers, Kenneth and J.C. Spencer; sister-in-law, Peggy Preslar Spencer; and brother-in-law, Pastor Harold Crocker.
She is survived by a daughter, Melanie Marlowe, of Newton; son, Eric Marlowe, of Newton; two sisters, Virginia Crocker, of Wilmington, and Jeanette Baxter and husband, Martin, of Toano, Va.; sister-in-law, Mary Sue Spencer, of Hickory; brother, Charles Spencer and wife, Ilze, of Fort Mill, S.C.; three grandchildren, Stephanie Marlowe, Jame Sloan and fianc‚, Adam Patten and Kristin Pezzimenti and husband, Joey; two great-grandchildren, Jocelyn and Makenna; and all of her traveling buddies.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Catawba Funerals and Cremations. Pastor Rick Crocker will officiate.
Burial will follow in New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, NC 28658. Online condolences may be made at catawba memorialpark.com. Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations are providing professional services to the Marlowe family.
Published in Hickory Daily Record on July 20, 2012
She was born April 30, 1938, in Catawba County, the daughter of Basil and Lottie Lail Spencer.
She was a charter member of Carolina Style Sweet Adelines of Hickory and was retired from Hickory Sheet Metal after more than 40 years of service. An avid horse enthusiast, she loved to travel. Devoted to her family, Shelba had a special individual love for each and every person.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert James Marlowe; two brothers, Kenneth and J.C. Spencer; sister-in-law, Peggy Preslar Spencer; and brother-in-law, Pastor Harold Crocker.
She is survived by a daughter, Melanie Marlowe, of Newton; son, Eric Marlowe, of Newton; two sisters, Virginia Crocker, of Wilmington, and Jeanette Baxter and husband, Martin, of Toano, Va.; sister-in-law, Mary Sue Spencer, of Hickory; brother, Charles Spencer and wife, Ilze, of Fort Mill, S.C.; three grandchildren, Stephanie Marlowe, Jame Sloan and fianc‚, Adam Patten and Kristin Pezzimenti and husband, Joey; two great-grandchildren, Jocelyn and Makenna; and all of her traveling buddies.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Catawba Funerals and Cremations. Pastor Rick Crocker will officiate.
Burial will follow in New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, NC 28658. Online condolences may be made at catawba memorialpark.com. Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations are providing professional services to the Marlowe family.
Published in Hickory Daily Record on July 20, 2012
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