Mary E. Way

Mrs. Way, age 89, of Fayetteville and formerly of Charlotte, NC, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

She was born May 1, 1922 in Harvey, North Dakota the daughter of the late Lawrence Jensen and Katherine L. Jensen. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Warren Way and brothers, James “Jelly” Lowe Jensen and Gordon Lowe Jensen.

Mrs. Way attended Jamestown Elementary School and High Point High School in High Point, North Carolina. She and her brothers were raised in the Methodist Home for children in High Point, NC. Mary was a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Surviving are her daughter, Joyce S. Phillips and husband Joseph of Fayetteville; grandson, Joe Phillips and wife Sharon; granddaughter, Jennifer Phillips; nieces, Terry Wardlow of Atlanta, GA and Judy Marsh of Greensboro, NC; and nephew, Jimmy Jensen of Greensboro.

A funeral service will be held at 2:30 PM Monday, August 8, 2011 at McEwen Charlotte Chapel, 5716 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28212. Interment will follow in Sharon Memorial Park.

A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.

Condolences at www.McEwenfs.com.