Death date: Feb 13, 2012
Carol Harris Mayes, 58, beloved daughter of Elizabeth Mayes and the late G.R. Mayes, died unexpectedly on February 12, 2012. Carol was a native of the Ramah community of Huntersville. Ms. Mayes was a principal of Mayes Wilson & As Read Obituary
To the Family of Carol Mayes,
So sorry to learn about the loss of your Dear Loved One, Carol. Please know that so many people share your grief with you to help you through this difficult time of sorrow. Please accept my deepest condolences as we await the time when Christ Jesus will awaken all of those who have fallen asleep in death; including your Beloved, Carol. (John 11:41-44)
I have spent so much of today thinking about Carol and her too-short life. Even as a young teenager, Carol cared. She cared about her family, their farm, the family's history that wove through centuries in northern Mecklenburg County. Through high school and college she worked hard and excelled at everything I knew she put her heart and mind to. She was kind and fair, strong and quick to smile. She made our lives at North Mecklenburg High School in the early days of integration a better place because she cared and because she was a peacemaker. She was a leader. She was intent on preserving and protecting the beauty of our Earth and after all she did in the world and for the betterment of the world, she came back home to her family, their land and their history. I always thought we'd grow to be ancient friends with more time to laugh about all the growing up we did together. I hope that in remembering her life well lived, Ms. Lib, Glenn, Dan and Tom will be better able to bear this sorrow.
Glenn, Dan, and Tom...I'm writing you a letter at the Coldwell Station address. This must be impossible for you to even comprehend....please hug your sweet mom for me. God's peace be with you all...beth
I am saddened to learn of Carol's death. We worked together for several years at the Nature Conservancy in Chapel Hill. She was a kind and thoughtful person who cared deeply for others and for our natural world. She is now in peace with 'light perpetual'. All best to the family, Ann Thomas
