Margaret Lily Flowers "Polly"

She was born on Sept. 15, 1927, in Union County, NC, to the late Henry Grady Thomas and the late Annie Mae Purser Thomas.

She married Clifton A. Flowers on Oct. 8, 1945, in Monroe, NC.

Mrs. Flowers was a charter member of Eastern Hills Baptist Church and was also a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary.

For a woman who spent her life doing the Lord's work, words are hard to find. If you were blessed to have known her you will understand. She dedicated her entire life to others' happiness and well being and we are incredibly grateful God shared her with us. For those chosen to be loved by her, we will forever miss her smile that enveloped you in warmth, hands that worked the land and took such sweet care of so many, and a heart that knew no stranger. May her legacy of love continue through us...

Survivors include her two children, Sue (Ronnie) Johnson and Allen (Debra) Flowers, all of Charlotte; four grandchildren, Johnnie and Daniel Johnson, Randi Timmons, and Jason Flowers; nine great grandchildren; and three siblings, Ed Thomas and Louise Mullis, both of Fairview, NC, and Ernest Thomas, Mint Hill, NC.

Her family will receive friends on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, from 6-8 p.m. at the McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Mint Hill, NC. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, at Eastern Hills Baptist Church in Charlotte with burial to follow at Sunset Memory Gardens in Mint Hill. Reverend Albert Leath will officiate.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband and sister, Marie Dennis.

Memorials in Margaret’s memory may be directed to the American Heart Association, 222 S. Church St., Ste. 303, Charlotte, NC 28202-3247, or to CureSearch for Children’s Cancer, 5870 Fairview Road, Ste. 718, Charlotte, NC 28210/www.curesearch.org.

Condolences to the family may be offered at www.mcewenminthillchapel.com.