Mr. Weathers

Mr. Carroll Wayland Weathers, Jr., died February 20, 2007 at his home in Hickory, N.C. He was with his beloved sweetheart and devoted wife, Barbara.
Born on September 2, 1931, in Raleigh, N.C., Carroll was the son of the Dean Carroll Wayland Weathers and Sarah Blount McLean Weathers. He was a graduate of Wake Forest University and Wake Forest School of Law and practiced law in North Carolina for 45 years. He was a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church and Blowing Rock Methodist Church, Lake Hickory Country Club, the Hickory Coffee Club and Blowing Rock Rotary Club and a retired member of the N.C. Bar Association.
Carroll loved Wake Forest sports and was “proud to be a Deacon.” He loved to make others laugh and went out of his way to help others whenever the opportunity came his way. Carroll loved and served the Lord with every bit of his precious heart and will be missed by anyone who ever had the incredible blessing to know him. He loved his family above everything else and devoted the best parts of his life to raising his children, spoiling his grandchildren and loving his dear wife, Barbara, with a deep love, steadfast devotion and great affection for 48 years. Carroll had the kindest heart and sweetest nature ever gifted to a person, which he shared generously in every way possible, most notably as the most loving and supportive husband, grandfather and father four children could ever have had. His life was a living example of the teachings of Jesus Christ. He was filled with integrity, character, respect for others and exemplified honesty and honor. He was a thoroughbred gentleman.
Carroll joins in heaven his dear son, Carroll Wayland Weathers, III. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Cantrell Weathers and their children, William Charles Weathers of Charlotte, N.C., Harrison Blount Weathers of Atlanta, GA, Grace Weathers Saydlowski and her husband, John Christopher Saydlowski of Charlotte, N.C. He leaves two grandchildren, Millicent McLean Saydlowski and John Weathers Saydlowski and his stepmother, Mary Parks Weathers, and three sisters, Sue Weathers Kaloyannides and husband George, Katherine Weathers Petree and husband, Bill and Jane Bell Weathers.
A memorial service was held at 11am on Friday, February 23 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Hickory. The Reverend Tom Gibson officiated. Honorary Pallbearers included members of the Hickory Coffee Club, Blowing Rock Rotary Club and St. Luke’s Fellowship Bible Class. The family received friends in the church parlor immediately following the service.
In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to: The Carroll Wayland Weathers Scholarship Fund, c/o Wake Forest University School of Law, PO Box 7206, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, or St. Luke’s United Methodist Church’s Christian Aid and/or Choir Fund, 52 16th Avenue N.W., Hickory, NC, 28601, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Western N.C. Chapter,5950 Fairview Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28210.
Bass-Smith Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Carroll Wayland Weathers, Jr.

Mrs. Norman

Cornelia (Connie) Shirley Norman, retired nursery school director and businesswoman, beloved wife of Dr. Ralph V. Norman, Jr.,of Knoxville,Tennessee, departed this life on her birthday, Sunday, February 11, 2007 at St. Mary‘s Hospice in Knoxville, after a protracted illness.
She and her husband have been seasonal residents at their home on Mistletoe Lane in Misty Mountain since October 2003, and frequent vacationers in Blowing Rock since their honeymoon at Edgewood Cottage in July of 1955.
Connie Norman’s career, after studies at the University of Tennessee, included a period as Director of the Yale University Divinity Nursery School, and later as General Manager and Secretary/Treasurer of Land Magneto and Electric Company of Knoxville. Her husband was the founder in 1966 of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Tennessee and later served as Vice Provost there.
Mrs. Noman’s mother in law, Anna Lee Crisp Norman (1904-1984), was the daughter of William Lee Crisp and Nelia Hartley Crisp of Blowing Rock, and a niece of Fred and Stella Hartley, and Wade Hartley, also of Blowing Rock.
Mrs. Norman is survived by her husband and daughter, Emily Cox and husband Dr.David Cox of Knoxville.
A memorial service for Connie Norman was held on February 18 at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral in Knoxville.

Ms. Wertz

Ms. Martha Lorene Wertz, 84, of Durham, N.C. and Blowing Rock, died Friday, February 9, 2007 at Duke University Medical Center following a period of declining health.
Ms. Wertz, Assistant Professor Emeritus at Duke University, was Head of the Division of Social Work, Department of Psychiatry for nearly twenty-five years prior to her retirement in 1984. After retirement, she spent most of her time in Blowing Rock, NC and was living in Durham at the time of her death. Prior to joining the Duke faculty, Ms. Wertz worked in Warrenton, NC as a teacher and in Raleigh, Atlanta and New Orleans as a social worker. Immediately before coming to Duke, she was Director and Chief Social Worker at the Albemarle Mental Health Clinic in Elizabeth City, NC. Ms. Wertz was listed in Who's Who and served in leadership roles in numerous professional organizations including the Soroptimist Club of Elzabeth City and the Quota Club of Durham.
Ms. Wertz was born in Rocky Mount, NC to the late Joseph Quincy and Pearl Linn Wertz but grew up in Landis, NC and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was educated at Woman's College (now UNC-G), UNC-Chapel Hill, and Tulane University where she received her Master of Social Work degree.
Ms. Wertz was preceded in death by her brother, Joseph Linn Wertz. She is survived by her cousins and will be most remembered by friends and family for her caring nature, sharp wit and love for sports.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 3 at 1:00 at Greenlawn Cemetery, Landis, NC. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Ms. Wertz's name to Duke University Medical Center, c/o Hematologic Malignancy Program, Box 3961, Durham, NC 27710 or to the donor's choice.
The Wertz Family is being served by Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Landis.