Mary Magdalene Evans Rose

Mary Magdalene Evans Rose, 82 of Morganton, and formerly of Drexel, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012. Born January 22, 1930 in Cherokee County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Grady Evans and Ethel Lee Cole Evans. She worked at Southern Devices where she retired with more than twenty years of service. Mary loved to quilt and garden. On her little farm, she raised Jersey milk cows, chickens, and Tea Cup Chihuahuas.A loving mother and grandmother, she is survived by her son, Grady Rose of Morganton; her daughters, Mary Kathryn Gross of Gastonia, Mozella Fairchild, and Bell Lane and her husband, James, all of Morganton; grandchildren, Jeff Rose, Steve Rose, Christy Russell, Matt Gross, Laura Burch, Amy Helms, Tommy Gross, Audrey Curran, Rachel Gross, Tracie Spake, Cary Zimmerman, Angie Campbell, Nathan Fairchild, Ashley Fitzgerald, Tammy Browning, and Joe Browning; and thirty-six great-grand-children.She was preceded in death by her husband, Gid Frank Rose; sons, Clyde Jackson Rose and Frank Vincent Rose; a brother, J. M. Evans; and sisters, Grace Ella Evans and Minnie L. Brady.Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 6, 2012 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center. The family will receive friends Monday from 4:00 until 6:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be Tuesday at 12:00 noon, at Unaka Baptist Cemetery in Murphy, NC.