Lib Mayes' Obituary
Elizabeth McCord Mayes, 90, of Huntersville, NC, wife of the late G.R. Mayes, Jr., and daughter of the late Bessie Harris McCord and David Brice McCord, died on March 21, 2012.
Mrs. Mayes was a graduate of Montreat College and Lenoir Rhyne College. She taught in Bath, North Carolina and in the Gaston County, NC schools.
Mrs. Mayes was the oldest surviving member and a former Elder of Ramah Presbyterian Church and an active member and frequent officer of the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 86, Cornelius, NC.
Mrs. Mayes was the mother of the recently departed Carol Harris Mayes and three surviving sons, Glenn R. Mayes III (Betsy), Daniel Brice Mayes, and Thompson McCord Mayes (Rod), the grandmother of David Glenn Mayes (Jessica) and Elizabeth DuBose Mayes, and the great grandmother of Colton Jesse Mayes. She is also survived by her two brothers, David Brice McCord, Jr. (Pat) and William Harris McCord (Mary), and her sister-in-law, Hilda Mayes, as well as many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Ramah Presbyterian Church with Rev. Kurt Johnston officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 prior in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ramah Presbyterian Church, 14401 Ramah Church Road, Huntersville, NC, 28078 or the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 86, 16055 NC Highway 801, Mount Ulla, NC 28125.
Samuel S. James, Funeral Service Lic. of Huntersville is serving the family. www.samuelsjamesfsl.com
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