Minnie Vee Edwards Paige

Minnie Vee Edwards Paige
Mrs. Paige, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was born October 18, 1920 in Greene County, North Carolina to the late Claude Edwards and Edwina Harper Edwards. She was united in Holy Matrimony to the late LeRoy Augustus Paige, Sr. To this union three children were born: Barbara L. Paige, L. Augustus Paige, Jr., and Freda Elaine Paige.
Mrs. Paige was educated in the public schools of Snow Hill, Greene County, North Carolina. She attended Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and completed her undergraduate degree at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte.
She was a faithful member of Statesville Avenue Presbyterian Church, serving as a member of the Priscilla Missionary Circle. Her greatest joy in her life, next to serving in her church, was rendering service to her family. She enjoyed so much, her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends, and extended family, especially during holiday celebrations. She was a member of the Orbettes Bridge Club.
She was an instructor in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System for thirty-one years, retiring from Olde Providence Elementary School.
Mrs. Minnie Vee Edwards Paige was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Edwina Harper Edwards; her husband, LeRoy Augustus Paige, Sr., and one daughter, Barbara L. Paige McClain. She is survived by her son, L. Augustus Paige, Jr. (Patricia), and daughter, Freda Elaine Paige, both of Charlotte; one sister, Mrs. Fannie Edwards Hines, and one sister-in-law, Alberta Edwards, both of Snow Hill, North Carolina; granddaughter, Dana Reid of Atlanta, Georgia; grandsons, Kunta Gregg and Jamal Paige, both of Charlotte, Reginald Malker of Gastonia, North Carolina, and Eric Walker (Joetta) of Great Lakes, Michigan; three great grandchildren; a surrogate family member and a very special caregiver, Ms. Valerie Malker; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday at Statesville Avenue Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, Rev. Dr. Michael A. Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at York Memorial park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday beginning at 12 noon at the church.
Grier Funeral Service is assisting the Paige Family.