Obituaries

Katie Ward Mapes, age 81, of 288 Sylvia Lake Road, Lincolnton died Saturday, October 1, 2016.

A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Hollybrook Cemetery in Lincolnton with Rev. Bill Stanley officiating.  The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Warlick Funeral Home.

Mrs. Mapes was born February 8, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Clint and Alice Lorene Hartman Ward.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Eugene Mapes, Sr., three brothers, Harry Ward, James Ward, Bobby Ward and one sister, Murriel Ward.  Mrs. Mapes was retired from Temp-Vent and a former member of the Motor Maids, a national motorcycle organization for ladies only.

She is survived by two sons, Floyd “Bucky” Mapes, Jr. of Lincolnton and Marshall Mapes and wife, Kelly of Lincolnton; two grandchildren, Mark Mapes of Lincolnton and Brittany Mapes of Lincolnton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christian Ministry of Lincoln County, 207 South Poplar Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092.