Wesley J. Hathaway's Obituary
His mansion was finished, and Wesley James "The Sign Doctor" Hathaway, 76, of 1802 Valwood Street, Kannapolis, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 26, 2002, at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Concord.
Come and help us celebrate his life at 8:00 PM Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Central Baptist Church. The Rev. Curtis Parker will officiate. Entombment with Masonic Rites conducted by Allen Graham Masonic Lodge #695 will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 PM Wednesday at the church. At other times they will be at the residence.
Born August 19, 1925, in Chester, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Harvey Hathaway and the late Anna Simcox Hathaway. Mr. Hathaway was the founder of Wesco Signs in Kannapolis. He was known by many of his friends and associates as "The Sign Doctor" He was a member of Central Baptist Church where he was a member of the Crusaders Sunday School class. He was a member of the first Kenya Mission Trip in 1991 with Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Concord where he was an active member for 25 years.
He was a member of Allen Graham Masonic Lodge #695, the Scottish Rites, York Rites, and the Oasis Shrine in Charlotte. He served on the Oasis Shrine Directors Staff for over 25 years and was an honorary lifetime member of the Directors Staff. His first wife, Margaret McLemore Hathaway, preceded him in death on April 28, 1994.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Northam Hathaway; a son, Edward "Eddie" Hathaway and his wife, Linda, of Concord; a step-daughter, Susan Key and her husband, Dennis, of Enochville; a step-son, Richard W. Stevens of Salisbury; three brothers, Claude Hathaway of Claymont, DE, Albert Hathaway and Robert Hathaway, both of Rehobeth Beach, DE; three sisters, Betty Hathaway of Kannapolis, Ida Mae Hathaway of Rehobeth Beach, DE, Patty Stoterau of Huntingtown, MD; five grandchildren, Michael "Chris" Hathaway and his wife Susan, Amanda Key, Thomas Joshua Stevens, Candice Lee Stevens and Kimberly Paige Stevens; and two great-grandchildren, Christian Hathaway and Jeremy Hathaway.
Memorials may be sent to Central Baptist Church Building Fund, 1810 Moose Rd., Kannapolis, NC 28083 or the American Cancer Society, PO Box 928, Concord, NC 28026.
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