Evelyn Knight Meismer

Mrs. Evelyn Knight Meismer, 87, of Rockwell, died Thursday, August 3, 2006, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2006, at Phaniels Baptist Church. The Rev. Michael Taylor will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday at the church. Born June 9, 1919, in Gaston County, she was a daughter of the late John Knight and Ozell Beam Knight. She was a homemaker and a member of Phaniels Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jess C. Meismer. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Brown of Rockwell; one son, J. C. Meismer of Raeford; three sisters, Nancy Bost of Monroe, Linda Cobb of Kannapolis and Helen Williams of Maryland; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210.