Sarah Catherine Irving Jones "Boots"

Boots was born July 2, 1924, in Virginia to Watkins and Minnie Irving and grew up in Charlotte. When she was three a family friend nicknamed her "Boots" after the comic strip “Boots and Her Buddies". Growing up in fourth ward she would sneak off to her Daddy's grocery store on Graham Street where she developed her sweet tooth by helping herself to various candies. When the family moved to "the river" (Lake Wylie) years of happy memories of being on the water began and is still a family tradition.

After graduating from Harding High School she became a war bride of Staff Sergeant George Howard Jones on December 7, 1942. She assisted in the war effort by working at the Charlotte Munitions Depot. She also worked many years at Addressograph Multigraph Corporation in the embossing Department. Most importantly she was a fine Christian lady loved by all who had the pleasure to know her. She was the heart of her family and set an example of how unconditional love and trust in God helps us through all of life’s bumps in the road.

Boots loved singing in church choirs. Her love for her Lord and Savior was shared with her daughters and grandchildren as she rocked them to sleep singing hymns and gospel songs. Her hobbies included flower gardening, reading, watching Turner Classic movies and enjoying activities at Wilora Lake Lodge where she was a resident.

In addition to her parents, Boots is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years and sisters, Mary William Irving and Irene Hunter. She is survived by her sister, Jo Ann Helms (Conrad, Jr.) of Charlotte; daughters, Billie Howard (Dick) of Greensboro, NC and Sarah Anne Price (Barry) of Charlotte; grandchildren, Melinda Howard Morton (Aaron), Pete Acree (Danielle) Lee Howard (Katie), Dale Price (Trish) and Eric Price; great-grandchildren, Andrew and Emilie Catherine Morton, Carson Acree, Shane Jones Howard, Christopher and Ashton Price, Hope, Nathan and Nick Estevez; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Friday, February 20, 2015, at McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Blair Road United Methodist Church, 9135 Blair Road, Mint Hill, NC. 28227.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Blair Road United Methodist Church Education Building Fund or the BRUMC United Methodist Women.

The family wishes to thank the staff of CMC-Main Neuro-surgical floor and Clear Creek Rehabilitation for the care they gave Boots and the support they gave her family during the last five weeks.

To our Bootsie: “I love you, a bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck, and a barrel and a heap and I'm talking in my sleep about you.”

Arrangements under the direction of McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, Mint Hill, NC.