Martha Belk Brawley

Martha Belk Brawley "Suzie" MOORESVILLE - Martha Ann "Suzie" Belk Brawley died peacefully at home on February 16, 2013. Suzie was born October 6, 1934 to Eubert French and Edna Waters Belk. She was a 1953 graduate of Mooresville High School and also graduated from King's Business College. Upon graduation, she was employed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Charlotte. Suzie married George Whitfield Brawley, Jr. on March 10, 1956 at Centenary United Methodist Church. She then became employed by Burlington Industries, Cascade Plant as secretary to the plant manager. Suzie was an avid golfer. She was a member of High Meadows Country Club in Roaring Gap, NC, where she made a hole-in-one. Suzie was an accomplished artist and poet. She loved a good joke and was a skillful bridge player earning the status of Life Master in the American Contract Bridge League. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Suzie is survived by her husband, George Whitfield Brawley, Jr.; son, Dale Whitfield Brawley and wife, Donna of Mooresville; daughter, Susan Brawley Dickson of Charlotte; grandchildren, Lauren Kendal Brawley, Dale Whitfield "Tray" Brawley, Jr. and wife, Justine, French Belk Brawley, Rush Alexander Dickson and Ashlyn Sherwood Dickson; brothers, Don Belk and wife, Patty and Gerald Belk; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Brawley Lowder and husband, Richard; nieces, Sandy Belk Woody, Allison Belk Harrington, Leigh Lowder Whitfield and husband, Greg, and a nephew, Don Belk, Jr. and wife, Sheryl. The family will receive friends on Monday, February 18, 2013, from 6 8 PM at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at 11:00 am, at First Presbyterian Church, Mooresville with Rev. Dr. Fred Coates and Rev. Michael McDowell officiating. A private burial will be prior to the service at Glenwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 249 West McLelland Ave., Mooresville, NC 28115. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, is serving the Brawley family. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.