Mary Correll Stiller

Mrs. Mary Harriett Correll Stiller, 101, a resident of The Heritage at Town Center in Harrisburg, and formerly of Jackson Park Road in Kannapolis, died Saturday, September 25, 2004, at NorthEast Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2004, at St. John's United Church of Christ. The Rev. Jimmy Norred will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lady's Funeral Home. Born August 27, 1903 in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Charles Edward Correll and Annie Kluttz Correll. Mary spent her childhood in the farm country or rural Rowan County. She married Lonnie Leon Stiller of Kannapolis in 1927. After several years living in Clinton, SC, the couple with their two young children moved back to Kannapolis to be near family and ride-out the Great Depression. Luckily they found employment at Cannon Mills. She worked along side her husband, sisters and cousins at the mill and retired after 30 years of employment. She was a charter member of St. John's United Church of Christ. Mary was a hard working and loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her legacy of helping others in need was an example to many. Among others, this legacy lives on in her granddaughter, Chrystal Stiller. Chrystal and her husband, David Troutman of Concord, welcomed Mary into their home six years ago. Their steadfast love, devotion, and care of Mary truly enhanced the last years of her life. Mary had many friends and lots of family. No one enjoyed a visit more than Mary. Her eyes would light-up, the TV turned down, and the conversation would flow. She had a way of uplifting your spirit. Without a doubt, you would leave feeling you were the most important person to see her that day. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Lonnie Leon Stiller, who died in 1990; a son, Howard Victor Stiller, Sr.; a daughter, Martha Ann Stiller Evans; five brothers; and a sister. Survivors include a sister, Kathleen Correll Pethel of Kannapolis; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to St. John's United Church of Christ, 901 N. Main Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.