John Jackson Southards
Mr. John Jackson Southards, 87, of 105 Ball Park Road,
Lawndale, died Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Cleveland Regional Medical
Center.
Born in Cleveland County, on April 25, 1918 he was a son of the late
Burgin Jasper Southards and Mamie Prichard Southards. He was retired
from Shelby Supply Company as a shipping clerk. He was a lifetime member
of Lawndale Baptist Church where he was secretary of the Sunday school
for over 50 years, and also a member of the House and Grounds Committee
and a former deacon. Mr. Southards was in the US Air Force during WWII
in the European Theater.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Floye Martin Southards; three
sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Becky Southards of Shelby; Joe and
Evelyn Southards of Cherryville; and Tom and Mary Southards of N.
Canton, Ohio; a brother, Foy Southards and wife, Anne of Lawndale; two
granddaughters, Sabrina Schutles and husband Kurt of Ivanhoe and Nichole
Southards of High Point; and a grandson, Michael Southards and wife
Emily of Belwood.
The funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Lawndale
Baptist Church with the Pastor Jim Kilby and Rev. Cecil Buff
officiating. The body will be placed in the church thirty minutes before
the service. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, February
28, 2006 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Lawndale Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box
126, Lawndale, NC 28090.
