Violet Ann Smith Bartles, 87, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Lenoir Health Care in Lenoir.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo Smith and Daisy Callahan Smith, and the widow of the late Ralph L. Bartles.
She was a member of Round Hill Baptist Church for more than 50 years. She was a Sunday School teacher and also served her church and the Green River Baptist Association in Women's Missionary Union leadership. She was the first female deacon at Round Hill Church, where she rose to the deacon chairmanship.
She is survived by one daughter, Catherine Bartles Pressley of Greensboro; one son, Ernest Bartles of Lenoir; one brother, Marvin Smith of Stokesdale; a half brother, Alfred Smith of Denton; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton with the Rev. Dean Baughn and Dr. Stephen Pressley officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Interment in the Round Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Union Mills.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton, P.O. Box 839, Rutherfordton, NC 28139; or Caldwell Hospice and Pallative Care, 902 Kirkwood Ave., Lenoir, NC 28645.
McMahan's Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
Published in The Digital Courier - Obituaries September 17 2009.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo Smith and Daisy Callahan Smith, and the widow of the late Ralph L. Bartles.
She was a member of Round Hill Baptist Church for more than 50 years. She was a Sunday School teacher and also served her church and the Green River Baptist Association in Women's Missionary Union leadership. She was the first female deacon at Round Hill Church, where she rose to the deacon chairmanship.
She is survived by one daughter, Catherine Bartles Pressley of Greensboro; one son, Ernest Bartles of Lenoir; one brother, Marvin Smith of Stokesdale; a half brother, Alfred Smith of Denton; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton with the Rev. Dean Baughn and Dr. Stephen Pressley officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Interment in the Round Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Union Mills.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton, P.O. Box 839, Rutherfordton, NC 28139; or Caldwell Hospice and Pallative Care, 902 Kirkwood Ave., Lenoir, NC 28645.
McMahan's Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
Published in The Digital Courier - Obituaries September 17 2009.
Violet Ann Smith Bartles, 87, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Lenoir Health Care in Lenoir.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo Smith and Daisy Callahan Smith, and the widow of the late Ralph L. Bartles.
She was a member of Round Hill Baptist Church for more than 50 years. She was a Sunday School teacher and also served her church and the Green River Baptist Association in Women's Missionary Union leadership. She was the first female deacon at Round Hill Church, where she rose to the deacon chairmanship.
She is survived by one daughter, Catherine Bartles Pressley of Greensboro; one son, Ernest Bartles of Lenoir; one brother, Marvin Smith of Stokesdale; a half brother, Alfred Smith of Denton; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton with the Rev. Dean Baughn and Dr. Stephen Pressley officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Interment in the Round Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Union Mills.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton, P.O. Box 839, Rutherfordton, NC 28139; or Caldwell Hospice and Pallative Care, 902 Kirkwood Ave., Lenoir, NC 28645.
McMahan's Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
Published in The Digital Courier - Obituaries September 17 2009.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo Smith and Daisy Callahan Smith, and the widow of the late Ralph L. Bartles.
She was a member of Round Hill Baptist Church for more than 50 years. She was a Sunday School teacher and also served her church and the Green River Baptist Association in Women's Missionary Union leadership. She was the first female deacon at Round Hill Church, where she rose to the deacon chairmanship.
She is survived by one daughter, Catherine Bartles Pressley of Greensboro; one son, Ernest Bartles of Lenoir; one brother, Marvin Smith of Stokesdale; a half brother, Alfred Smith of Denton; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton with the Rev. Dean Baughn and Dr. Stephen Pressley officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Interment in the Round Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Union Mills.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton, P.O. Box 839, Rutherfordton, NC 28139; or Caldwell Hospice and Pallative Care, 902 Kirkwood Ave., Lenoir, NC 28645.
McMahan's Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
Published in The Digital Courier - Obituaries September 17 2009.
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