Patsy Ruth Carter Staley

Obituary: Salisbury, NC- Patsy Ruth Carter Staley, age 82, died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC after a period of declining health. She was born August 2, 1930 in Orange County, NC, the daughter of late Lawrence Thomas Carter and Odell Ward Carter. Patsy was a 1948 graduate of E.M. Holt High School, Alamance County, NC. Patsy was employed with Wachovia Bank in Burlington, NC from 1948 until 1963 for many years. During that time she also worked for the City of Burlington. Later in her life she served as a teacher assistant from 1974 to 1988 having worked in the Stanly County Schools and Kannapolis City Schools. She was a member of New Hope Lutheran Church, Kannapolis, NC. She was married to her husband, Rev. Maurice E. Staley on April 2, 1950 at Alamance Lutheran Church. She was a pastor's wife since 1966 having helped her husband in his various pastoral ministries: Mt. Zion and New Bethel Lutheran Churches, Richfield, NC from 1966 to 1981; Center Grove Lutheran Church, Kannapolis, NC from 1981 to 1994; and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC form 1995 to 2008. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by a brother, Robert L. Carter. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, NC officiated by Rev. Kim E. Trabold. Friends and family are invited to the graveside service that will held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Alamance Memorial Park, Burlington, NC. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall after the service. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Maurice E. Staley; her son, Roger N. Staley & wife, Martha of Cornelius, NC; her daughter, Carol S. Stamper of Concord, NC; grandchildren, Lauren S. Sailors, Adam Staley, Jordan Staley, Matthew Stamper, Andrew Stamper, and Cynthia Stamper; and two great-grandchildren, Noah and Cooper Sailors. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, NC 28082 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081. On-line condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com, Kannapolis, NC who is handling the arrangements.
Visitation: After the service in the Fellowship Hall

Service: 2:00pm Wednesday February 20, 2013 New Hope Lutheran Church

Interment: 2:00pm Thursday February 21, 2013 Alamance Memorial Park Burlington, North Carolina