Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMary Lou Shaver 
Birth16 Apr 1924, Rowan County, NC
Death18 Nov 2012, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial20 Nov 2012, Liberty UMC Cemetery, Liberty, Rowan County, NC
FatherAdam Franklin Mack Neely Shaver (1886-1956)
MotherLillie Mae Arey (1891-1967)
Spouses
Birth24 May 1919
Death25 Oct 1971, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
BurialLiberty UMC Cemetery, Liberty, Rowan County, NC
FatherElmore James Drye (1896-1950)
MotherJosephine Brady (1893-1974)
Marriage4 Apr 1941, Rowan County, NC
ChildrenMargaret Ann (1942-2016)
Nancy Louise “Jane” (1943-2024)
Claude Alexander (1945-)
James Clifford “Jim” (1946-<2024)
Notes for Mary Lou Shaver
Mary Lou Shaver Drye
GOLD HILL - Mrs. Mary Lou Shaver Drye, 88, of Gold Hill, passed away Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Mrs. Drye was born April 16, 1924, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Adam Franklin Mack Neely Shaver and Lillie Mae Arey Shaver.
She was a 1940 Graduate of Rockwell High School and had retired from Carolina Maid. A member of Liberty United Methodist Church, Mrs. Drye was active with the UMYF and had been a Sunday School teacher for the Young Peoples Class and the Teen Class.
She was a member of the Home Demonstration Club, enjoyed spending time with her family, and loved fishing.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Drye was preceded in death by her husband, Claude A. Drye Sr.; grandson Johnny Ray Caudle; son-in-law Bobby Caudle; brothers Frank, Raymond, Daniel, Edd and Irving; and infant sister, Icy.
Survivors include two sons, Claude A. Drye, Jr. and wife Nancy of Salisbury and James C. Drye and wife Bonnie of Walkertown; two daughters, Margaret D. Miller and husband Samuel of Salisbury and Nancy D. Caudle of Gold Hill; two brothers, J. Calvin Shaver and James R. Shaver, both of Gold Hill; nine grandchildren, Renee Shrewsbury and husband Barry, Sarah McManus and husband Donald, Rebecca Ludwick and husband T.W., Susan Swing and friend Bobby, Wendy Drye, Sherry Kluttz and husband Joe, Angela McCann and husband Tim, James Drye, Jr. and wife Kim and Clay Drye and wife Lea; 11 great-grandchildren, Hannah McManus, Daniel Kesler, Noah Drye, Brian Kluttz, Carson McCann, London McCann, Michael Drye, Brandon Drye, Ella Drye, Aurora Drye and Thomas "Peanut' Ludwick Jr.; and two great-great-grandchildren, Trevor and Austin Ludwick.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at Liberty United Methodist Church from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Services: Funeral Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty United Methodist Church by Rev. Charlie Curtis, pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Special thanks to the staff at The Meadows of Rockwell and Genesis Healthcare for the loving care of our mother.
Memorials: May be made to Liberty United Methodist Church, UMYF; or Alzheimer’s Association, Western Carolina Chapter, Charlotte, NC.
Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Drye family.
Salisbury Post, 20 Nov 2012
GOLD HILL - Mrs. Mary Lou Shaver Drye, 88, of Gold Hill, passed away Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Mrs. Drye was born April 16, 1924, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Adam Franklin Mack Neely Shaver and Lillie Mae Arey Shaver.
She was a 1940 Graduate of Rockwell High School and had retired from Carolina Maid. A member of Liberty United Methodist Church, Mrs. Drye was active with the UMYF and had been a Sunday School teacher for the Young Peoples Class and the Teen Class.
She was a member of the Home Demonstration Club, enjoyed spending time with her family, and loved fishing.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Drye was preceded in death by her husband, Claude A. Drye Sr.; grandson Johnny Ray Caudle; son-in-law Bobby Caudle; brothers Frank, Raymond, Daniel, Edd and Irving; and infant sister, Icy.
Survivors include two sons, Claude A. Drye, Jr. and wife Nancy of Salisbury and James C. Drye and wife Bonnie of Walkertown; two daughters, Margaret D. Miller and husband Samuel of Salisbury and Nancy D. Caudle of Gold Hill; two brothers, J. Calvin Shaver and James R. Shaver, both of Gold Hill; nine grandchildren, Renee Shrewsbury and husband Barry, Sarah McManus and husband Donald, Rebecca Ludwick and husband T.W., Susan Swing and friend Bobby, Wendy Drye, Sherry Kluttz and husband Joe, Angela McCann and husband Tim, James Drye, Jr. and wife Kim and Clay Drye and wife Lea; 11 great-grandchildren, Hannah McManus, Daniel Kesler, Noah Drye, Brian Kluttz, Carson McCann, London McCann, Michael Drye, Brandon Drye, Ella Drye, Aurora Drye and Thomas "Peanut' Ludwick Jr.; and two great-great-grandchildren, Trevor and Austin Ludwick.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at Liberty United Methodist Church from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Services: Funeral Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty United Methodist Church by Rev. Charlie Curtis, pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Special thanks to the staff at The Meadows of Rockwell and Genesis Healthcare for the loving care of our mother.
Memorials: May be made to Liberty United Methodist Church, UMYF; or Alzheimer’s Association, Western Carolina Chapter, Charlotte, NC.
Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Drye family.
Salisbury Post, 20 Nov 2012