Marie Etta Toler

Obituary: Landis, NC Marie Etta Toler passed through the veil from this Earth into Heaven's gates on Friday August 27th 2010 with her devoted husband and children by her side. Marie was born at home to the late Gertrude and Harvey Goins in Coalburg, W.V. on December 26, 1937. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Eugene "Kink", Edna Whitehurst, Harvey Jr., Virginia Mae, Jackie Lee and three siblings that died in infancy. Marie was a lifelong Christian first and foremost, who loved Jesus and her church. She was an avid member of New Life Church of Jesus Christ in Concord, N.C. and a faithful member of Apostolic Churchs in Charleston, W.V. and Houston, TX. She volunteered for countless things in her church and community. She was named Volunteer of the Year for the Rowan Regional Hospice 2005, an avid gardener, enjoyed crafts of any and every kind, a master seamstress, phenomenal cook, a mother to many and a friend to all she met. She had an infectious laugh and a delightful sense of humor until the very end. She was always the caregiver to everyone around her which always seemed to come natural to her. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, August 30 at New Life Church of Jesus Christ, Concord with Rev. Lawson Whitson officiating. She will lie in state from 12:00 to 1:00 PM Monday at the church prior to the service. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Sunday, August 29 at Whitley's Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com. Whitley's Funeral Home is serving the Toler family.
Visitation: 2:00-4:00 P.M. Sunday, August 29, 2010 Whitley's Funeral Home

Service: 1:00 P.M. Monday August 30, 2010 New Life Church of Jesus Christ 4160 Zion Church Road Concord, NC 28025

Interment: West Lawn Memorial Park China Grove, North Carolina