MARIE WHITE MUMPOWER, 91, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY SAT., MAY 7, 2011 AT CASCADES VERDAE IN GREENIVLLE, SC. SHE WAS THE LOVING WIFE OF THE LATE ALVIN ROGER MUMPOWER, SR. AND THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WALDEN AND HESSIE WHITE. SHE IS SURVIVED BY THREE CHILDREN, ROGER MUMPOWER (DONNA), BARBARA BALLENTINE (GARRY), AND BRENDA STOGNAR (DANNY). SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS, DORIS POE AND NANCY MELBORN, EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND ELEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.
SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY SIX SIBLINGS; DAN WHITE, LEONARD WHITE, MAURICE WHITE, NELSON WHITE, ROSE RITCH AND ANNETTE JOHNSON.
MARIE WAS A DEVOTED MEMBER OF STATESVILLE RD. BAPTIST CHURCH FOR 60 YEARS. SHE SERVED AS SECRETARY, TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL, AND WAS VERY ACTIVE WITH THE SENIOR GROUP.
MARIE (MAW-MAW) LOVED HER CHURCH, HER FAMILY AND HER FRIENDS. SHE ENJOYED COOKING, GARDENING, BEING WITH PEOPLE, AND MAKING SURE EVERYONE SHE KNEW RECEIVED A CARD ON THEIR BIRTHDAY.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 AT 2:00 PM AT STATESVILLE RD. BAPTIST CHURCH WITH BURIAL TO FOLLOW AT FOREST LAWN WEST CEMETARY.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS PRIOR TO THE SERVICE FROM 1:00 UNTIL 2:00 PM. AT THE CHURCH.
PALLBEARERS WILL BE GREY MUMPOWER, MATT MUMPOWER, LEE BUFORD, BRENT BUFORD, RICHARD RUDOLPH, AND DONNA MUMPOWER.
THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE STAFF AT CASCADES VERDAE, AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MATTHEW LAWRENCE AND LISA HONCHAR OF JOURNEY HOSPICE, AND PAT TODD, HER CAREGIVER FOR SEVERAL YEARS, FOR ALL THEIR LOVING CARE.
MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO JOURNEY HOSPICE, 1983 SOUTH PINE ST., SPARTANBURG, SC 29302 OR THE CHARITY OF ONES CHOICE.
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