Katherine Annis Silver

Katherine Annis Silver, 89, of Rice Avenue Extension, Union, SC died Wednesday August 12, 2009 at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Born on March 14, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Fred T. and Phoebe Louise Cox Annis, Sr. She was formerly a resident of Charlotte, NC where she worked in several beauty shops including the House of Beauty, Belk’s and Ivey’s. She also was an employee of Myers Park Hardware for several years.In addition to her parents, Katherine was preceded in death by four brothers, Fred T. Annis, Jr., George H. Annis, Jack C. Annis, and Alexander Dean Annis; and two sisters, Lou Nell Brown and Elizabeth Jane Clontz.She is survived by her daughter, Juanita S. Benfield and husband, J. C. of Union, SC; a son, James G. Silver and wife, Laura, of Lincolnton, NC; grandchildren, Julie B. Fowler, James David Silver, Jeffrey C. Benfield, and Timothy Douglas Silver; great-grandchildren, Blake Fowler, Jake Benfield, Ben Fowler, Lacie Silver, Brooke Silver, Morgan Silver, and Chase Silver; and a sister, Hazel Sarvis of Mooresville, NC.The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 15, 2009 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home in Morganton, NC with Rev. Benny Green of Mon-Aetna Baptist Church of Union, SC officiating. Entombment will follow in Burke Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Mon-Aetna Baptist Church Building Fund, 1431 Lockhart Hwy., Union, SC 29379.