Margaret Thompson Julian

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC Margaret Thompson Julian, 79, of 2007 Bunker Ct., Kannapolis died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast. She was born May 16, 1931 in Cabarrus County, the daughter of the late Dewey Hope Thompson Jr. and the late Hazel Fisher Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Julian, her brother Donnie Thompson and her son-in-law Dr. Michael Steen. Margaret was a member of First United Methodist Church in China Grove and a former member of First Baptist Church in Kannapolis. She was a member of the Club at Irish Creek and also a member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at First United Methodist Church in China Grove, officiated by Rev. George Yates. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at Whitley's Funeral Home. At other times they will be at her home. She is survived by 3 daughters: Sherry J. Steen of Landis, Tami J. Holshouser (Ron) of China Grove, and Sandi J. Johnson (Joel) of Mooresville, 6 grandchildren: Jennifer Ritchie (Jeff), Joshua Johnson, George Steen (Jennifer), Richard Steen, Joe Holshouser and Curtis Holshouser, and 1 great-grandson Jeb Ritchie. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church % Music Fund, 110 W. Church St., China Grove, NC 28023. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com
Visitation: 6 to 8 PM Tuesday Whitley's Funeral Home

Service: 2:00 PM Wednesday First United Methodist Church China Grove, NC

Interment: Carolina Memorial Park