Margaret Whitley Corriher

Born in Rowan County on May 20, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John Adam Whitley and Elizabeth McDaniel Whitley.

In addition to her parents, Margaret was also preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters-in-law, John (Jean), Joe (Helen), Paul (Bobbie), Bill and Charles (Peggy) Whitley; one grandchild, Charlotte Rae Corriher and one step-grandchild, Ariel Bryant.

Margaret was a graduate of Boyden High School – Class of 1948. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, where she had taught Sunday school and was a member of the China Grove Landis Pilot Club.

Mrs. Corriher worked alongside her husband, as owners and operators of Corriher Sand & Stone Company and Corriher Trucking Company.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 68 years, Harold Ray Corriher; two sons, Glenn Ray Corriher (Angie) and Bryan Whitley Corriher (Tia); one daughter, Darvia Corriher Hodge (Charles) and sister-in-law, Lorene R. Whitley.

She is further survived by her grandchildren, Justin D. Hodge (Megan), Carlton H. Corriher (Ashtyn), Brooke D. Corriher (Ryan Lewis) and Bailey D. Corriher; two step-grandchildren, Josh Simmons (Emily) and Trevor Simmons (Michelle); one great-grandchild, Noah Hodge and one step-great-grandchild, Logan Simmons.

The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM – Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Mt. Zion United Church of Christ.

A funeral service will begin at 2 PM with Rev. Larry Bolick officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park.

Memorial donations may be made to Mt. Zion United Church of Christ – New Construction Fund 1415 S. Main Street China Grove, NC 28023; the China Grove Landis Pilot Club; BRAG – Blowing Rock Assembly Grounds in Boone, NC or to John’s River Valley Camp in Lenoir, NC.

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Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Corriher family.