Gussie Ree Tyner's Obituary
Miss Gussie Ree Tyner, 96, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 22, 2005.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2005, at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Howard Tyas will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The body will remain at Lady's Funeral Home until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Born December 2, 1908 in Madison County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Caswell Jackson Tyner and Nettie McConnell Tyner. She was employed at Cannon Mills from 1926 until 1960 and later was a caregiver at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital and also did in-home care. She was a founding member of Kirkwood Presbyterian Church where she held a lifetime membership in the Women of the Church. She contributed her time to every facet of the church and was an active circle member and in charge of communion. Miss Tyner loved to travel Florida to visit family and also enjoyed spending time in Hawaii.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Willie Crowe, Reba Wilhite and Myrtie Hughes; and three brothers, Ewell Tyner, Sam Tyner and O'Neal Tyner.
Survivors include 13 nieces and nephews, including Doris Ludwick and Ronnie Crowe, both of Kannapolis, and others from out of town.
Memorials may be sent to Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 900 Klondale Avenue, Kannapolis, NC 28081.
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