Patricia Ann Harwood Aycock

Mrs. Patricia Ann Harwood Aycock, 87, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, at her home in China Grove.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Randall Ritchie will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 pm Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home.

Mrs. Aycock was born April 3, 1934 in Rowan County. She was a daughter of the late James Franklin Harwood and Dezzie Lee Holt Harwood, whom she cherished.

She was a faithful member of Eastwood Baptist Church in Kannapolis, prior to a chronic illness. She held a variety of jobs during her lifetime, lastly as a secretary at her husband's business. With an inherited cooking talent, she was known for great recipes, especially baked items. A loving mother, she was also affectionately known as either Branny or Grandma Ann to her grandchildren. Energetic, independent and intelligent, she was a courageous and inspirational person to all who knew her.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Cecil E. "Gene" Aycock, Sr.; and daughter, Frankie A. Linker; and a granddaughter.

Mrs. Aycock is survived by daughter, Mary Hall of Salisbury; son, Erik "Sonny" Griffen of China Grove; four grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Eastwood Baptist Church, 320 Cook Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083, COPD Foundation, 3300 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Miami, FL 33134, or to American Heart Association, 10 Glenlake Pkwy NE South Tower, Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30328.