James Carl Zink

James Carl Zink "Jim" CHARLOTTE - James (Jim) Carl Zink was reunited in heaven with his wife, Anne Miller Zink on March 1, 2013. He was born May 30, 1916 in Santa Monica, California, son of Otto Carl Zink and Margaret Elizabeth Mann Zink. Jim was a member of Midwood Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC for 25 years, serving as a deacon and Chairman of deacons; later he was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, and most recently Independence Hill Baptist Church. He was a lifetime Third Degree Mason, raised at Sparta Lodge, No. 70, Spartanburg, SC. Jim enlisted in the Army in September 1942; after Boot Camp he was assigned to the 3rd Army Corp and served as secretary to several generals, the most famous being General Joseph Stilwell. He was later assigned to the Quartermaster Corp at Fort Jackson and Camp Croft, SC: it was here that he met his wife Anne Miller. They were married 49 years, separated only by death. After Army service, he was employed as an Insurance Adjuster with T.M. Mayfield and Co in Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC from 1958 until he retired in 1986. He loved swimming, camping in the mountains and gardening, especially his roses. He is survived by his sons, James W. Zink and wife, Roberta, Dennis E. Zink and wife, Sheila, and daughter, Robin S. Zink and husband, James Edward Smith, including seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be held 1:00 P.M. Monday, March 4th, at Sunset Memory Gardens, Charlotte, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in his memory to Independence Hill Baptist Church, 10220 Eastfield Road, Huntersville, NC 28078 Condolences may be offered at www.mcewenminthillchapel.com.