Janelle Lowder

Janelle Almond Lowder, age 81 of Albemarle, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012 at Stanly Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle on Sunday, August 19 from 3:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The funeral service will be in the Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel at 4:00 PM, officiated by Rev. Tom Schneitzlein. Burial will follow at Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery. At other times, the family will meet at her home, 309 Imperial Way, Albemarle. Mrs. Lowder was born in Stanly County on January 19, 1931 to the late Reynolds James Almond and the late Ruth Fink Almond. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Wren Lowder in 1994. She is survived by four daughters, Melinda L. Palmer and her husband Bill of Bluffton, SC, Jo L. Burleson and her husband Chris of Albemarle, W. Gail Lowder of Albemarle and Terry L. Hacker and her husband John of Allentown, PA; one brother, D. Gene Almond and his wife Sue; six grandchildren, Neil Burleson, Tessa Burleson, Beth Palmer, William Palmer, Tyler Hacker, and Luke Hacker; and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Lowder was a member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church. The family would like to express their deepest thanks to their mother’s special caregivers at Bethany Woods and Stanly Regional Medical Center. Memorials may be made to Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 28766 NC Hwy 24/27, Albemarle, NC 28001 or Hospice of Stanly County, 960 N. First Street, Albemarle, NC 28001. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Lowder family.