Ethel Whisenant Kincaid

Ethel Whisenant Kincaid, 81, of Morganton went to her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the Burke Palliative Care Center. Born on June 10, 1931 in Burke County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Whisnant and Phoebe Branch Whisenant. Ethel was a member of Mountain Grove United Methodist Church and was a retired United Methodist minister.She is survived by her husband, Ralph Harbison Kincaid of the home; daughters, Effie Lorena Kincaid Arthur and her husband, Mike, of Monroe, NC and Patricia "Patty" Kincaid Smith and her husband, Leonard "Junior" of Morganton; grandchildren, Jaime Arthur Wallace and her husband, Mike, of Gastonia, NC and Jesse Smith and his wife, Amanda, of Morganton; great-grandchildren, Ashlyn Wallace, Morgan Wallace, and Gwendolyn Smith; brother, Anderson Fox of Raleigh, NC; and sisters, Margaret Benfield, Irene Powell, and Naomi Freeman, all of Morganton.In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by her uncle and aunt who raised her, Jimmy Lee Whisenant and Sallie Whisenant; three sisters, Mable, Iva, and Rassie; and a brother, Calvin Whisenant.The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 7, 2012 at Mountain Grove United Methodist Church with the Reverends Neal F. Brantley, Jr. and Donald Freshour officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center.Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690 or to Mtn. Grove United Methodist Church, 3625 Fish Hatchery Road, Morganton, NC 28655.