Morris "Mike" Allen Fletcher

Morris "Mike" Allen Fletcher, Sr., 84, of Morganton died Monday, October 7, 2013. He was born in Chenango County, NY on March 25, 1929 and was a son of the late Forrest R. Fletcher and Lena Alyesworth Fletcher. Mike was a car salesman with Whitaker and Sons Buick & Chevrolet Dealership in New York. He moved to Burke County in 2001. He loved raising horses and enjoyed horse races. Mike attended Faith Presbyterian Church.Surviving are his wife, Linda Abbott Fletcher of the home; his son, Morris A. Fletcher, Jr. and his wife, Deborah, of Bainbridge, NY; grandchildren, Michael, Matthew, and Kristi Fletcher; great-grandchildren, Levi Fletcher, and Dustin , Trevor, and Peyton VanWhy; a brother, Roger Fletcher of Bainbridge, NY; daughter-in-law, Betty Fletcher of Morganton; step-children, Curtis Norris, Cheryl Norris, Keith Norris, and Dawn Stamey; 14 step-grandchildren; and 14 step-great-grandchildren.In addition to his parents, Mike was preceded in death by his first wife, Polly Ann Fletcher; a son, Sammie Lee Fletcher, who owned Sammie Vac; and brothers, Robert and Charles Fletcher.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center with Reverends Curtis Norris and Mike Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690 or to Faith Presbyterian Church, PO Box 605, Morganton, NC 28680.