Obituaries

Vonnie Beatrice Rouse Seate, age 96, of Brookwood Road in Lincolnton, died on Monday, July 22, 2013.

Her funeral service will be 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Covenant Bible Church with Rev. Nathan Grooms officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until 11:45 am prior to the service at the church. 

Mrs. Seate was born August 5, 1916 in Horry County, SC to the late Clarence Robert and Polly Rogers Rouse. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, William Hurley Seate. She worked as an LPN at Broward General Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

She is survived by two daughters, Fran Willis of Sherrills Ford and Chris Blankenship and husband Bennett of Lincolnton; three grandsons, Jerry Willis, Reagan Willis, and Gary Blankenship and wife Debra; five great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092.