Shirley Lynn Tate Wilhite's Obituary
Mrs. Shirley Lynn Tate Wilhite, 56, of 1445 China Grove Road, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Churck Overcash will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 to1:45 pm Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the residence.
Mrs. Wilhite was born August 30, 1954 in Iredell County. She was a daughter of Gladys Beaver Tate of Concord and the late Baker Lorando Tate. She was a homemaker and was a graduate of South Rowan High School. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by a son, Patrick Wilhite; and a sister, Kathy Tate.
In addition to her mother, is survived by her husband, Ray Wilhite; daughter, Emily W. Lambert of Kannapolis; son, Travis Wilhite of Salisbury; sister, Phyllis T. Weaver of Kannapolis; five grandchildren, including Jerrett Wilhite, of the home.
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