Clyde Church Jr.

Clyde Church, Jr. HICKORY Mr. Clyde Mathus Church, Jr., 78, passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at Frye Regional Medical Center. He was born April 3, 1933 in Catawba County, the son of Clyde and Guylar Hart Church, Sr. He was an active member of Crossroads Baptist Church, where he attended Sunday school and was an usher. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict, was retired from Hickory International and enjoyed working around the house. Mr. Church was a gentle, kind man who was devoted to his family and friends; he never met a person he didn't like. He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Ruby Deal. Survivors include three sons, Matt Church and his wife, Laura of Columbia, S.C.; David Smith and his wife, Lori of Bethlehem; and Clyde M. Church, III and his wife, Carmela of Hildebran; two daughters, Lorrie Eaton and her husband, Michael of Hickory; and Meg Guthrie and her husband, Tom of Wilmington; a brother Lewis Church of Hickory; two sisters, Christine Ward and Leona Brown both of Hickory; six grandchildren, Virginia Hurley and husband, Raine of Salt Lake City, Utah; Crystal Smith of Bethlehem; Christopher Eaton of Hickory; Caroline Dare Guthrie of Wilmington; Sarah Grace Guthrie of Wilmington; and Caroline Elizabeth Church of Columbia, S.C. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 7, at Crossroads Baptist Church, by Pastor Chris Huffman. Burial will follow in Catawba Memorial Park. The family will receive friends, Wednesday, July 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Crossroads Baptist Church. Memorials may be directed to Crossroads Baptist Church, 2288 Zion Church Rd., Hickory, NC 28602 Online condolences may be made at www. catawbamemorialpark.com Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations are providing professional care to the Church Family.