Vernie Almond

Vernie Estelle Sides Almond, 89, formerly of 24132 Hwy 73 West, Albemarle, NC, passed away on June 5, 2011 at her home in Charlotte, NC, surrounded by her loving family. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home in Albemarle, NC, on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, from 1 pm until 2 pm. The funeral service will follow in the chapel at 2 pm. Rev. Rick Felts will officiate. Burial will be in Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Almond was born in Stanly County on July 29, 1921 to the late James Calvin and Martha Ellen Hatley Sides. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Houston Almond in 2003. A member of First Baptist Church in Mt Pleasant, NC, she retired from Cannon Mills in Kannapolis. Ms. Almond is survived by her daughter Lea Ellen Martin Tate of Charlotte; sister, Beacy Huneycutt of Albemarle; and granddaughter, Jessica Ellen Martin of Charlotte. Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Association, PO Box 601597, Charlotte, NC 28260-1597.