Grace Viola Koontz

Grace Viola Thompson Koontz, 100, of 264 Morrow Court, N.E., Concord, NC, formerly of Central Drive, Kannapolis, died Monday, December 22, 2003 at NorthEast Medical Center, after a short, serious illness. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, at New Hope Lutheran Church, Kannapolis, with Bishop Leonard H. Bolick and the Rev. Marcus Hovis officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 on Friday evening , December 26, at Lady's Funeral Home, Kannapolis. At other times they will be at the home of a son, K. Michael Koontz, 210 Suburban Avenue, N.E., Concord. Born January 18, 1903 in Rowan County, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Frank Thompson and Cordia Belle Overcash Thompson. She was a homemaker and active in and a charter member of both The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Kannapolis, and later New Hope Lutheran Church. She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Jennings Michael Koontz, a great-grandson, five sisters and one brother. She is survived by two daughters, Gilda Koontz Kuhn of Arden, N.C. and Rosemerry A. Koontz, with whom she resided; two sons, Max A. Koontz of Hendersonville, N.C. and K. Michael Koontz and wife Dianne of Concord; a half-sister, Odessa Thompson of Salisbury, N.C.; a half-brother, Gene Thompson of Rockwell, N.C.; ten grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to New Hope Lutheran Church Building Fund, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, N.C. 28083, or to the charity of one's choice.