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Melrose Lancaster Waters, age 93

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Melrose Lancaster Waters, age 93, former longtime resident of Henrietta, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015.

A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Allen Burl Lancaster and Bertha Harris Lancaster and widow of the late Joseph Alvin Waters. She retired from Rutherford County Schools having served as the cafeteria manager of Tri-Community School for many years. Mrs. Waters was also a homemaker and long time member of Temple Baptist Church where she was director of the nursery for nearly fifty years and served in many other capacities in the church. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by three sisters, Ruth Beard, Mary Jolley, and Joyce Luckadoo and also her daughter, Jane Waters Jolley.

Survivors include her daughter, Reita Waters Herndon and husband Darrell of Bostic; son-in-law, Nick T. Jolley of Henrietta; grandchildren, Dennis Jolley of Bostic, David Herndon of Bostic, Denise J. Brown and husband Aaron of Cliffside, and Steve Herndon and wife Jessica of Bostic; great grandchildren, Tara H. Wheeler and husband Scott, Jessica J. Goforth and husband Clint, Ashley Brown, Tanner and Brandt Herndon, Emma and Ella Herndon; two great-great grandsons, Aiden and Brayden Wheeler and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held in the Padgett & King Chapel with Reverend Sam Henderson, Reverend Randy Church and Reverend Phil Bailey officiating. Interment followed in the Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 368, Henrietta, NC 28076.

The Padgett & King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

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