Obituaries
Nesbet Lea Black Hovis
( December 14, 1928 - January 12, 2021 )
Nesbet Lea Black Hovis, age 92, of Hill Road in Lincolnton, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. She was a victim of COVID-19.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. in the Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery (Black Family section), with Rev. David Melton, Rev. Joy Melton, and Rev. David S. Walker, Jr., officiating. For everyone's safety, social distancing and face masks will be required.
Known as "Nez" to her family and friends, Mrs. Hovis was born on December 14, 1928, in Gaston County, to the late James Arthur Black and Ava Wise Black. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ernest Hovis; and by siblings, James E. Black, Sue Black Sneed, and Katherine N. Black Wiegel, all of Cherryville. She is survived by a son, Robert Corby Hovis of Arlington, VA; a sister, Betty Jane Black Robinson of Cherryville; and nephews, nieces, and cousins.
In her younger years, Mrs. Hovis worked as a telephone operator at Southern Bell in Lincolnton, and after leaving that job, she spent her time as a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. For all her adult life, she was a faithful member of Sharon Baptist Church in Iron Station, where she sang in the choir and was the Sunday school secretary. She attended church at every opportunity for as long as she was able.
Memorials may be made to Sharon Baptist Church, 2388 Highway 73, P.O. Box 563, Iron Station, NC 28080; the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (https://themmrf.org); or the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation (https://www.alzinfo.org).
The family would like to express gratitude to the heroic nurses, doctors, and other medical staff in the COVID wing of Atrium Health Lincoln, who compassionately cared for Mrs. Hovis during her final days.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. in the Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery (Black Family section), with Rev. David Melton, Rev. Joy Melton, and Rev. David S. Walker, Jr., officiating. For everyone's safety, social distancing and face masks will be required.
Known as "Nez" to her family and friends, Mrs. Hovis was born on December 14, 1928, in Gaston County, to the late James Arthur Black and Ava Wise Black. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ernest Hovis; and by siblings, James E. Black, Sue Black Sneed, and Katherine N. Black Wiegel, all of Cherryville. She is survived by a son, Robert Corby Hovis of Arlington, VA; a sister, Betty Jane Black Robinson of Cherryville; and nephews, nieces, and cousins.
In her younger years, Mrs. Hovis worked as a telephone operator at Southern Bell in Lincolnton, and after leaving that job, she spent her time as a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. For all her adult life, she was a faithful member of Sharon Baptist Church in Iron Station, where she sang in the choir and was the Sunday school secretary. She attended church at every opportunity for as long as she was able.
Memorials may be made to Sharon Baptist Church, 2388 Highway 73, P.O. Box 563, Iron Station, NC 28080; the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (https://themmrf.org); or the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation (https://www.alzinfo.org).
The family would like to express gratitude to the heroic nurses, doctors, and other medical staff in the COVID wing of Atrium Health Lincoln, who compassionately cared for Mrs. Hovis during her final days.
Posted on 19 Jan 2021
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