Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameLoretta Viola Kluttz
Birth13 Oct 1933, Rowan County, NC
Death15 Jan 2014, Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
BurialUnion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherCarl Lee Kluttz (1905-1988)
MotherMyrtle Viola Kesler (1904-1995)
Spouses
Birth12 Aug 1933, Rowan County, NC
Death10 Jul 2015, Rowan Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
BurialUnion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherWilliam Lester Eagle (1905-1968)
MotherRuth Geneva Cress (1912-1968)
Marriage12 Feb 1956
ChildrenFrancee Leigh (1958-2012)
Notes for Loretta Viola Kluttz
Loretta K. Eagle

SALISBURY - Loretta Kluttz Eagle, 80, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014, at The Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks after a brief illness with her husband, family and friends by her side.

Mrs. Eagle was born Oct 13, 1933, in Rowan County, the daughter of the late Carl Lee and Myrtle Kluttz.

A graduate of Granite Quarry High School, Class of 1952, she was an All County Basketball Player. She also graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College of Business with a Secretary/Clerical degree. She retired after 30 years of working with Rusher Oil.

She was a member of Union Lutheran Church, Good Timers and Anna Petrea Circle Group. She was also a member of Salisbury Elks Lodge 699 and American Legion Auxiliary at Harold B. Jarrett Legion Post 342.

Preceding her in death were a son, John Jeffrey "Jeff" Eagle; a daughter, Francee Eagle Barber; and a sister, Mary Evelyn Kluttz Smith.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 58 years, John F. "Johnny" Eagle; a sister, Betty K. Miller of Hickory; daughter-in-law Shellie Eagle Stubbs and her husband, Rob; a granddaughter Karlee Lynn Eagle; a niece, Billie Jean Miller of Charlotte; a niece, Rae Eagle of Charlotte; a niece, Kim Howard and her husband, Jeff of Atlanta, Ga.; a niece, Lisa Smith Anderson; and two nephews, John and David Smith, all of Virginia.

Arrangements: A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at Union Lutheran Church, 4770 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC 28146, with Pastor David W. Nuottila officiating. The family will receive friends immediately after the service in the church's fellowship hall. The family will also be at the home of Shellie and Rob Stubbs, 4030 Fish Pond Road, Salisbury, NC 28146.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Eagle's memory to Union Lutheran Church at above address for the playground fund. This playground was built and dedicated in her son Jeff's name and memory.

Special thanks go to the nurses and staff of the A/B Wing at Trinity Oaks Lutheran Home for their care and support of Mrs. Eagle and her family.

Carolina Cremation of Salisbury is assisting the Eagle family.

Salisbury Post, 17 Jan 2014
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