"The Independent Tribune," Concord, NC
6 August 2005
"Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt:
"CONCORD - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt, 94, of 4301 Windy Road, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005 at her lifelong residence.
"There will be a private graveside service held at Gilwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Concord with the Rev. Jay Raybuck and the Rev. Andy Barr officiating.
"The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, at Whitley's Funeral Home.
"Mrs. Stirewalt was born May 18, 1911 in Cabarrus County the daughter of the late Mason Goodman and the late Mary Bell Field Goodman. She was a graduate of Davenport College in Lenoir, and Greensboro College for Women in Greensboro. She was a member of Gilwood Presbyterian Church in Concord.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob Stirewalt Jr. who died in 1991. Survivors include a son, Jacob Edward Stirewalt of Davidson; daughter, Ann Stirewalt Dunn and husband, Robert Dunn of Charlotte; granddaughters, Amy Elizabeth Huggins and partner Ann Coffey of Concord, Dianne Dunn Jones of Lumberton and Leslie Dunn of Charlotte; Special family members, Buddy Huggins of Kannapolis and Judy Gilbert of Concord.
"Mrs Stirewalt's family would like to extend special thanks to Cindy Cline and Tamara Harris and also to Hospice of Cabarrus County.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026 or to Gilwood Presbyterian Church, Building Fund, 2993 Odell School Road, Concord, NC 28027.
"Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Stirewalt."
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Additional notes: Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt was born and died in the same house, a family home which had been built in the 1870s, and which she and her granddaughter restored. She had lived there all of her life. She was the only daughter of Mason Goodman and Mary Bell Field (1890-1988) and the first born granddaughter of Ernest Marion Field (1866-1902) and Mary Rhetta Bell (1862-1947), who are buried at the Coddle Creek Church nearby, as are her great grandparents, John Andrew Field (1846-1883) and Mary Adeline Wilkinson (1846-1906) and Levi Bell (1812-1893) and Mary Jane Van Pelt (1831-1905) and great great grandparents Walter Bell (1774-1844) and Hannah Ross (1774-1838). The community of DeWeese was named for her 4th great grandfather, Hezekiah DeWeese (1760-1839) a soldier of the Revolution, who, with his wife Annis Trickey (1767-1844), are buried at the Ramah Presbyterian Church, a few miles away in Mecklenburg County. Another 4th great grandfather was Judge Robert Lindsay (c.1735-1801) who was a Captain in the NC Militia, a member of the first NC independent legislature in 1777 and 1778, and presiding judge of Guilford County from 1781 to 1788. Mary Elizabeth had ancestors who served with distinction in the Revolution and the Confederacy, and some who were among the early settlers in Virginia and Maryland in the 1600s.
6 August 2005
"Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt:
"CONCORD - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt, 94, of 4301 Windy Road, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005 at her lifelong residence.
"There will be a private graveside service held at Gilwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Concord with the Rev. Jay Raybuck and the Rev. Andy Barr officiating.
"The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, at Whitley's Funeral Home.
"Mrs. Stirewalt was born May 18, 1911 in Cabarrus County the daughter of the late Mason Goodman and the late Mary Bell Field Goodman. She was a graduate of Davenport College in Lenoir, and Greensboro College for Women in Greensboro. She was a member of Gilwood Presbyterian Church in Concord.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob Stirewalt Jr. who died in 1991. Survivors include a son, Jacob Edward Stirewalt of Davidson; daughter, Ann Stirewalt Dunn and husband, Robert Dunn of Charlotte; granddaughters, Amy Elizabeth Huggins and partner Ann Coffey of Concord, Dianne Dunn Jones of Lumberton and Leslie Dunn of Charlotte; Special family members, Buddy Huggins of Kannapolis and Judy Gilbert of Concord.
"Mrs Stirewalt's family would like to extend special thanks to Cindy Cline and Tamara Harris and also to Hospice of Cabarrus County.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026 or to Gilwood Presbyterian Church, Building Fund, 2993 Odell School Road, Concord, NC 28027.
"Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Stirewalt."
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Additional notes: Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt was born and died in the same house, a family home which had been built in the 1870s, and which she and her granddaughter restored. She had lived there all of her life. She was the only daughter of Mason Goodman and Mary Bell Field (1890-1988) and the first born granddaughter of Ernest Marion Field (1866-1902) and Mary Rhetta Bell (1862-1947), who are buried at the Coddle Creek Church nearby, as are her great grandparents, John Andrew Field (1846-1883) and Mary Adeline Wilkinson (1846-1906) and Levi Bell (1812-1893) and Mary Jane Van Pelt (1831-1905) and great great grandparents Walter Bell (1774-1844) and Hannah Ross (1774-1838). The community of DeWeese was named for her 4th great grandfather, Hezekiah DeWeese (1760-1839) a soldier of the Revolution, who, with his wife Annis Trickey (1767-1844), are buried at the Ramah Presbyterian Church, a few miles away in Mecklenburg County. Another 4th great grandfather was Judge Robert Lindsay (c.1735-1801) who was a Captain in the NC Militia, a member of the first NC independent legislature in 1777 and 1778, and presiding judge of Guilford County from 1781 to 1788. Mary Elizabeth had ancestors who served with distinction in the Revolution and the Confederacy, and some who were among the early settlers in Virginia and Maryland in the 1600s.
"The Independent Tribune," Concord, NC
6 August 2005
"Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt:
"CONCORD - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt, 94, of 4301 Windy Road, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005 at her lifelong residence.
"There will be a private graveside service held at Gilwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Concord with the Rev. Jay Raybuck and the Rev. Andy Barr officiating.
"The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, at Whitley's Funeral Home.
"Mrs. Stirewalt was born May 18, 1911 in Cabarrus County the daughter of the late Mason Goodman and the late Mary Bell Field Goodman. She was a graduate of Davenport College in Lenoir, and Greensboro College for Women in Greensboro. She was a member of Gilwood Presbyterian Church in Concord.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob Stirewalt Jr. who died in 1991. Survivors include a son, Jacob Edward Stirewalt of Davidson; daughter, Ann Stirewalt Dunn and husband, Robert Dunn of Charlotte; granddaughters, Amy Elizabeth Huggins and partner Ann Coffey of Concord, Dianne Dunn Jones of Lumberton and Leslie Dunn of Charlotte; Special family members, Buddy Huggins of Kannapolis and Judy Gilbert of Concord.
"Mrs Stirewalt's family would like to extend special thanks to Cindy Cline and Tamara Harris and also to Hospice of Cabarrus County.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026 or to Gilwood Presbyterian Church, Building Fund, 2993 Odell School Road, Concord, NC 28027.
"Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Stirewalt."
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Additional notes: Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt was born and died in the same house, a family home which had been built in the 1870s, and which she and her granddaughter restored. She had lived there all of her life. She was the only daughter of Mason Goodman and Mary Bell Field (1890-1988) and the first born granddaughter of Ernest Marion Field (1866-1902) and Mary Rhetta Bell (1862-1947), who are buried at the Coddle Creek Church nearby, as are her great grandparents, John Andrew Field (1846-1883) and Mary Adeline Wilkinson (1846-1906) and Levi Bell (1812-1893) and Mary Jane Van Pelt (1831-1905) and great great grandparents Walter Bell (1774-1844) and Hannah Ross (1774-1838). The community of DeWeese was named for her 4th great grandfather, Hezekiah DeWeese (1760-1839) a soldier of the Revolution, who, with his wife Annis Trickey (1767-1844), are buried at the Ramah Presbyterian Church, a few miles away in Mecklenburg County. Another 4th great grandfather was Judge Robert Lindsay (c.1735-1801) who was a Captain in the NC Militia, a member of the first NC independent legislature in 1777 and 1778, and presiding judge of Guilford County from 1781 to 1788. Mary Elizabeth had ancestors who served with distinction in the Revolution and the Confederacy, and some who were among the early settlers in Virginia and Maryland in the 1600s.
6 August 2005
"Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt:
"CONCORD - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt, 94, of 4301 Windy Road, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005 at her lifelong residence.
"There will be a private graveside service held at Gilwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Concord with the Rev. Jay Raybuck and the Rev. Andy Barr officiating.
"The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, at Whitley's Funeral Home.
"Mrs. Stirewalt was born May 18, 1911 in Cabarrus County the daughter of the late Mason Goodman and the late Mary Bell Field Goodman. She was a graduate of Davenport College in Lenoir, and Greensboro College for Women in Greensboro. She was a member of Gilwood Presbyterian Church in Concord.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob Stirewalt Jr. who died in 1991. Survivors include a son, Jacob Edward Stirewalt of Davidson; daughter, Ann Stirewalt Dunn and husband, Robert Dunn of Charlotte; granddaughters, Amy Elizabeth Huggins and partner Ann Coffey of Concord, Dianne Dunn Jones of Lumberton and Leslie Dunn of Charlotte; Special family members, Buddy Huggins of Kannapolis and Judy Gilbert of Concord.
"Mrs Stirewalt's family would like to extend special thanks to Cindy Cline and Tamara Harris and also to Hospice of Cabarrus County.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Cabarrus County, P.O. Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026 or to Gilwood Presbyterian Church, Building Fund, 2993 Odell School Road, Concord, NC 28027.
"Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Stirewalt."
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Additional notes: Mary Elizabeth Goodman Stirewalt was born and died in the same house, a family home which had been built in the 1870s, and which she and her granddaughter restored. She had lived there all of her life. She was the only daughter of Mason Goodman and Mary Bell Field (1890-1988) and the first born granddaughter of Ernest Marion Field (1866-1902) and Mary Rhetta Bell (1862-1947), who are buried at the Coddle Creek Church nearby, as are her great grandparents, John Andrew Field (1846-1883) and Mary Adeline Wilkinson (1846-1906) and Levi Bell (1812-1893) and Mary Jane Van Pelt (1831-1905) and great great grandparents Walter Bell (1774-1844) and Hannah Ross (1774-1838). The community of DeWeese was named for her 4th great grandfather, Hezekiah DeWeese (1760-1839) a soldier of the Revolution, who, with his wife Annis Trickey (1767-1844), are buried at the Ramah Presbyterian Church, a few miles away in Mecklenburg County. Another 4th great grandfather was Judge Robert Lindsay (c.1735-1801) who was a Captain in the NC Militia, a member of the first NC independent legislature in 1777 and 1778, and presiding judge of Guilford County from 1781 to 1788. Mary Elizabeth had ancestors who served with distinction in the Revolution and the Confederacy, and some who were among the early settlers in Virginia and Maryland in the 1600s.
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