Obituaries
Janet Rorrer Dunn Cranford
( July 25, 1927 - August 31, 2017 )
Janet Rorrer Dunn Cranford, age 90, of Lincolnton, died on Thursday, August 31, 2017.
Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 4, 2017, at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Bob Wise and Rev. Dr. Andy Royals officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Warlick Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cranford was born July 25, 1927, in Roanoke, Virginia, to the late Everette and Lynda Rorrer. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husbands, Irby Peele Dunn and Rev. Dr. Charles N. Cranford, and son-in-law, Rodney Putnam. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Crowell Memorial Hospital and Lincoln Medical Center.
She is survived by her children, Elaine Putnam of Lincolnton, Roger Cranford, and wife Kathy, of Lincolnton, Teresa Sipe, and husband Ted, of Maiden, and Lynda Helms, and husband Joe, of Lincolnton; eight grandchildren, Wendy Starnes and Grayson Smith, Amanda Putnam, Jason Cranford and wife Anna, Jeremy Cranford and wife Heather, Chris Powell and wife Ashley, Hunter Saylor and husband Jon, Katie Helms and Bo Abernethy, John Helms and fiancé Megan O’Reilly; two stepsons, Peele Dunn and Glenn Dunn, and wife Debby and families, of Virginia; nine great-grandchildren; and special caregiver, Carolyn Valko.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Lincoln County, 900 Dontia Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092, or Salem Baptist Church Building Fund, 1982 Salem Church Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 4, 2017, at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Bob Wise and Rev. Dr. Andy Royals officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Warlick Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cranford was born July 25, 1927, in Roanoke, Virginia, to the late Everette and Lynda Rorrer. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husbands, Irby Peele Dunn and Rev. Dr. Charles N. Cranford, and son-in-law, Rodney Putnam. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Crowell Memorial Hospital and Lincoln Medical Center.
She is survived by her children, Elaine Putnam of Lincolnton, Roger Cranford, and wife Kathy, of Lincolnton, Teresa Sipe, and husband Ted, of Maiden, and Lynda Helms, and husband Joe, of Lincolnton; eight grandchildren, Wendy Starnes and Grayson Smith, Amanda Putnam, Jason Cranford and wife Anna, Jeremy Cranford and wife Heather, Chris Powell and wife Ashley, Hunter Saylor and husband Jon, Katie Helms and Bo Abernethy, John Helms and fiancé Megan O’Reilly; two stepsons, Peele Dunn and Glenn Dunn, and wife Debby and families, of Virginia; nine great-grandchildren; and special caregiver, Carolyn Valko.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Lincoln County, 900 Dontia Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092, or Salem Baptist Church Building Fund, 1982 Salem Church Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Posted on 01 Sep 2017
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