Obituary of Vera Mae Devlin

Cherokee Dateline: Vera Mae Rowland Mathis, 74, formerly of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday September 15th, 2012 in Hickory NC. A native of Swain County she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Jess and Elsie Gibson Rowland. She also was preceded in death by two sisters: Willa Mae Lossiah, and Ruth Davis, one brother Johnny Rowland, her husband Paul Mathis, and a great granddaughter Samantha Anderson. She is survived by five children: Joyce Clontz and husband Daniel of Hickory, Ginny Anderson and husband Junior of Hickory, David Mathis and wife Blanche of Candler, Virgil Mathis and wife Shelia of Kings Mountain, NC, and Sue Mills and husband Kenneth of Canton, NC; 9 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren: lots of nieces and nephews, and two sisters Jean Sneed, and Shirley Laws both of Cherokee. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday in the Chapel of Crisp Funeral Home. Revs. Allen Lane and Roger Roland will officiate with burial in the Tow String Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6until 8:00 PM Tuesday at the Funeral Home. An online register is available at www.crispfuneralhome.org