Obituary sent by: Sue Leitzsey Bradley
Mrs. Pearl Byars Falls, 93, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2012 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Born in Cherokee County, South Carolina on August 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William Rufus Byars and Mattie Moore Byars.
A charter member of New Hope Baptist Church, Mrs. Falls worked for many years at Wix Corporation on Ozark Avenue in Gastonia. After retiring from Wix, she was able to stay at home where she enjoyed gardening and traveling, and was well known for her cake of cornbread which delighted her family. Mrs. Falls deeply loved her family as well as spending time at the beach or roaming through the mountains searching for critters.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty years, Vance O. Falls; a grandson, Jeffrey A. Hall; six brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Falls is survived by her six children. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, as well as eleven great-grandchildren.
Burial will follow at Gaston Memorial Park.
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Marker located beside of first mausoleum on right, across from the singing tower.
Mrs. Pearl Byars Falls, 93, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2012 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Born in Cherokee County, South Carolina on August 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William Rufus Byars and Mattie Moore Byars.
A charter member of New Hope Baptist Church, Mrs. Falls worked for many years at Wix Corporation on Ozark Avenue in Gastonia. After retiring from Wix, she was able to stay at home where she enjoyed gardening and traveling, and was well known for her cake of cornbread which delighted her family. Mrs. Falls deeply loved her family as well as spending time at the beach or roaming through the mountains searching for critters.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty years, Vance O. Falls; a grandson, Jeffrey A. Hall; six brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Falls is survived by her six children. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, as well as eleven great-grandchildren.
Burial will follow at Gaston Memorial Park.
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Marker located beside of first mausoleum on right, across from the singing tower.
Obituary sent by: Sue Leitzsey Bradley
Mrs. Pearl Byars Falls, 93, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2012 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Born in Cherokee County, South Carolina on August 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William Rufus Byars and Mattie Moore Byars.
A charter member of New Hope Baptist Church, Mrs. Falls worked for many years at Wix Corporation on Ozark Avenue in Gastonia. After retiring from Wix, she was able to stay at home where she enjoyed gardening and traveling, and was well known for her cake of cornbread which delighted her family. Mrs. Falls deeply loved her family as well as spending time at the beach or roaming through the mountains searching for critters.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty years, Vance O. Falls; a grandson, Jeffrey A. Hall; six brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Falls is survived by her six children. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, as well as eleven great-grandchildren.
Burial will follow at Gaston Memorial Park.
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Marker located beside of first mausoleum on right, across from the singing tower.
Mrs. Pearl Byars Falls, 93, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2012 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas, NC, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Born in Cherokee County, South Carolina on August 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William Rufus Byars and Mattie Moore Byars.
A charter member of New Hope Baptist Church, Mrs. Falls worked for many years at Wix Corporation on Ozark Avenue in Gastonia. After retiring from Wix, she was able to stay at home where she enjoyed gardening and traveling, and was well known for her cake of cornbread which delighted her family. Mrs. Falls deeply loved her family as well as spending time at the beach or roaming through the mountains searching for critters.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty years, Vance O. Falls; a grandson, Jeffrey A. Hall; six brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Falls is survived by her six children. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, as well as eleven great-grandchildren.
Burial will follow at Gaston Memorial Park.
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Marker located beside of first mausoleum on right, across from the singing tower.
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