Obituaries
Franklin Roosevelt Colvard
( May 21, 1934 - December 16, 2020 )
Franklin Roosevelt Colvard, age 86, of Lincolnton, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Rev. Wayne Brittain officiating. His body will lie in state from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at Warlick Funeral Home for those wishing to sign the guest register.
‘Frank’ was born May 21, 1934, in Lincoln County, to the late Jacob Colvard and Florence Moore Colvard. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Hughes Colvard; brothers, Jewel Lee Colvard, John Henry Colvard, Max D. Colvard, and J.B. Colvard; and sisters, Irene Jordan and Lena Mae Kiser. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, then later worked as a truck driver for Carolina Freight Carriers.
He is survived by two daughters, Terry Rhyne, and husband Steve, of Crouse, and Tammy Hawn of Maiden; three granddaughters, Lisa Rhyne Beam, and husband Jason, of North Brook, Holly Rhyne Sterne, and husband Mike, of Sawmills, and Megan Hawn Gilbert, and husband Justin, of Maiden; four great-grandchildren, Malli Mason, Cody Beam, Tristen Ingle, Maddox Gilbert, and beloved nephew, Johnny Colvard, and wife Vickie, of Gastonia.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959, or to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Rev. Wayne Brittain officiating. His body will lie in state from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at Warlick Funeral Home for those wishing to sign the guest register.
‘Frank’ was born May 21, 1934, in Lincoln County, to the late Jacob Colvard and Florence Moore Colvard. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Hughes Colvard; brothers, Jewel Lee Colvard, John Henry Colvard, Max D. Colvard, and J.B. Colvard; and sisters, Irene Jordan and Lena Mae Kiser. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, then later worked as a truck driver for Carolina Freight Carriers.
He is survived by two daughters, Terry Rhyne, and husband Steve, of Crouse, and Tammy Hawn of Maiden; three granddaughters, Lisa Rhyne Beam, and husband Jason, of North Brook, Holly Rhyne Sterne, and husband Mike, of Sawmills, and Megan Hawn Gilbert, and husband Justin, of Maiden; four great-grandchildren, Malli Mason, Cody Beam, Tristen Ingle, Maddox Gilbert, and beloved nephew, Johnny Colvard, and wife Vickie, of Gastonia.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959, or to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516.
Posted on 17 Dec 2020
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