Obituaries

Sona Mae Smith Sisk, age 79, of 5790 Summer Lane, Cherryville died Saturday, January 11, 2014.

Her funeral will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Frady officiating.  Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Warlick Funeral Home.

Mrs. Sisk was born in Catawba County on January 17, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Silas Monroe Smith and Ola Mae Josey Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dwight Edmond Sisk, four children and one grandson.  She was a retired paper carrier for the Charlotte Observer.

Mrs. Sisk is survived by four daughters; Louise Steffey of Gaston County, Judy Johnson and husband, Johnny of Iron Station, Starleen Jackson and husband, Steve of Stanley and Sylvia Bradshaw and husband, Joey of Vale; two sons, Eugene “Hot Shot” Sisk and wife, Violet of Iron Station and Brett Sisk and wife, Kim of Cherryville; one brother, Johnny Smith and wife, Ada of Catawba County; one sister, Mattie Morgan of Catawba County; 26 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.