Sarah Maurice Whitener Herman went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Maurice was born on April 2, 1928 in Catawba County to the late Arthur and Ola Jean Hildebran Whitener. Maurice was a long-time member of Mt. Grove Baptist Church in Mt. View. Maurice worked many years in the textile industry.
Maurice loved sewing and crafts and square dancing. She is described as the best mother in the world. She never missed a day of celebration, birthdays and holidays were always special because of her.
Maurice is proceeded in death by her parents, two sons, Tony Michael and Kelly Maurice Edwards, sister, Mary Stallings and brother, Charles Whitener.
Left to cherish her memories include her loving husband Joseph Vance Herman of 34 years; daughters, Sonja Teresa Edwards and Delores Diane Edwards Mingus and husband Kenneth; sister, Jean Killian and brothers, Luther Whitener and Norman Whitener and wife Alice. Additional family members include those who brought her the greatest joy, her 9 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Mt. Grove Baptist Church, 6156 Mountain Grove Rd, Hickory, NC 28602.
A Celebration of Maurices’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Barry Keys and Pastor Philip Chapman officiating. She will be laid to rest in the church cemetery.
Maurices’s grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences and memories may be shared with Maurice’s family by visiting www.drumfh-hickory.com website who has been committed to her service arrangements.
SHARE OBITUARY
v.1.8.18