Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Luther Pless 
Birth27 Aug 1928, Cabarrus County, NC
Death19 Dec 2019, Cabarrus County, NC
Burial23 Dec 2019, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cabarrus County, NC
FatherJohn Welker Pless (1892-1957)
MotherMyrtie M. Walker (1892-1970)
Spouses
Birth25 Aug 1927, Mecklenburg County, NC
Death8 Jan 2024, Liberty Commons, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial15 Jan 2024, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cabarrus County, NC
FatherAlbert Luther Carter (1901-1972)
MotherMary Elizabeth Auten (1908-2004)
Marriageabt 1947
Notes for George Luther Pless
George Pless
George Luther Pless, Sr., 91, of Rockwell, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at home with family by his side.
George was born August 27, 1928 in Rockwell to the late Welker and Myrtie Pless. He was also preceded in death by daughter, Mary Ann Sifford and her husband, Terry Sifford.
George was a lifelong resident of Cabarrus County and attended Landis High School. He was a lifetime member of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Concord, where he served on the church council and numerous committees. He enjoyed farming all his life and started Pless Dairy in 1966. George was a loving husband, father and Papaw. He will forever be loved and dearly missed.
Survivors include beloved wife of 72 years, Frances Carter Pless; four children, Jerry (Joyce) Pless, Janet (Larry) Stirewalt, George (Betsy) Pless, Jr., and John (Christy) Pless; 13 grandchildren, Tim (Janie) Sifford, Steve (Rosemary) Sifford, Meredith (John) Harrison, David (Debra) Pless, Emily Pless, Jacob (Sarah) Stirewalt, Adam Stirewalt, Andrew Stirewalt, Ryan (Scarlette) Pless, Ethan (Jocelyn) Pless, Avery Pless, Savannah Pless, and Colson Pless; 10 great-grandchildren, Madison, Salem, and Sedona Sifford, Marianna, Emma and Justin Harrison, Kate and Jenny Pless, and Maggie and Mollie Stirewalt; brother, Carl (Marie) Pless.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 am - 11:45 am, Monday, December 23, 2019 at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. The funeral service will follow at 12:00 pm at the church, officiated by Rev. Rafe Allison. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County.
Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Pless family.
George Luther Pless, Sr., 91, of Rockwell, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at home with family by his side.
George was born August 27, 1928 in Rockwell to the late Welker and Myrtie Pless. He was also preceded in death by daughter, Mary Ann Sifford and her husband, Terry Sifford.
George was a lifelong resident of Cabarrus County and attended Landis High School. He was a lifetime member of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Concord, where he served on the church council and numerous committees. He enjoyed farming all his life and started Pless Dairy in 1966. George was a loving husband, father and Papaw. He will forever be loved and dearly missed.
Survivors include beloved wife of 72 years, Frances Carter Pless; four children, Jerry (Joyce) Pless, Janet (Larry) Stirewalt, George (Betsy) Pless, Jr., and John (Christy) Pless; 13 grandchildren, Tim (Janie) Sifford, Steve (Rosemary) Sifford, Meredith (John) Harrison, David (Debra) Pless, Emily Pless, Jacob (Sarah) Stirewalt, Adam Stirewalt, Andrew Stirewalt, Ryan (Scarlette) Pless, Ethan (Jocelyn) Pless, Avery Pless, Savannah Pless, and Colson Pless; 10 great-grandchildren, Madison, Salem, and Sedona Sifford, Marianna, Emma and Justin Harrison, Kate and Jenny Pless, and Maggie and Mollie Stirewalt; brother, Carl (Marie) Pless.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 am - 11:45 am, Monday, December 23, 2019 at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. The funeral service will follow at 12:00 pm at the church, officiated by Rev. Rafe Allison. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County.
Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Pless family.