Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEssie Holshouser 
Birth1 Mar 1934, Rowan County, NC
Death20 Mar 2011, Rockwell, Rowan County, NC
Burial23 Mar 2011, Shiloh UMC Cemetery, Granite Quarry, Rowan County, NC
FatherArchie Lee Holshouser (1901-1993)
MotherMary Sides (1902-1992)
Spouses
Birth13 Apr 1929, Granite Quarry, Rowan County, NC
Death12 Feb 2014, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
Burial18 Feb 2014, Shiloh UMC Cemetery, Granite Quarry, Rowan County, NC
FatherRobert Maxwell Brown (1875-1956)
MotherGrace Florence Irene Miller (1892-1976)
Marriage2 Feb 1980, Rowan County, NC
Notes for Essie Holshouser
Essie Holshouser Brown
GRANITE QUARRY - Essie Holshouser Brown, 77, of Granite Quarry, passed away Sunday March 20, 2011, at the Meadows of Rockwell.
Mrs. Brown was born March 1, 1934, in Rowan County, daughter of the late Archie Lee and Mary Magdalene Holshouser. She was a 1955 graduate of Granite Quarry High School and worked for Rowan Industries in Rockwell as a seamstress.
Mrs. Brown was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church, she was active in the United Methodist Women and was especially faithful in sending cards to church members in time of need.
Essie is survived by her husband of over 31 years, Philip Brown, whom she married on Feb. 2, 1980; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral: The funeral will be held on Wednesday March 23rd at 2 pm at Shiloh United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. H.L. Talbert, pastor. Mrs. Brown will lie in state for 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Visitation: The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall following the service.
Memorials: May be made to Shiloh United Methodist Church, Building Fund, Granite Quarry.
Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Brown family.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Meadows of Rockwell and Rowan Regional Hospice for their loving care.
Salisbury Post, 22 Mar 2011
GRANITE QUARRY - Essie Holshouser Brown, 77, of Granite Quarry, passed away Sunday March 20, 2011, at the Meadows of Rockwell.
Mrs. Brown was born March 1, 1934, in Rowan County, daughter of the late Archie Lee and Mary Magdalene Holshouser. She was a 1955 graduate of Granite Quarry High School and worked for Rowan Industries in Rockwell as a seamstress.
Mrs. Brown was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church, she was active in the United Methodist Women and was especially faithful in sending cards to church members in time of need.
Essie is survived by her husband of over 31 years, Philip Brown, whom she married on Feb. 2, 1980; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral: The funeral will be held on Wednesday March 23rd at 2 pm at Shiloh United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. H.L. Talbert, pastor. Mrs. Brown will lie in state for 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Visitation: The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall following the service.
Memorials: May be made to Shiloh United Methodist Church, Building Fund, Granite Quarry.
Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Brown family.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Meadows of Rockwell and Rowan Regional Hospice for their loving care.
Salisbury Post, 22 Mar 2011