Catherine Nabors

Catherine Nabors KANNAPOLIS Catherine Sweeney Nabors, 81, passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at Tucker Hospice House after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Kannapolis. Interment will follow in Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, Sunday, Oct. 16, at Whitley's Funeral Home. A rosary service will follow at the funeral home at 8 p.m. today. Born Jan. 14, 1930, in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late John Finbar Sweeney and Blanche Fun-derburke Sweeney. She was the eldest of six siblings and had a half-sister and half-brother. She was preceded in death by a brother, John Sweeney; two sisters, Martha Sweeney Stough and Esther Sweeney Livingston; and her half-brother, Finbar Sweeney. She is survived by two brothers, Richard B. Sweeney, of Grand Junction, Colo., and David P. Sweeney, of Arcadia, Calif., and a half-sister, Philomena Gleaton of St. Petersburg, Fla. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Semon B. Nabors; two sons, John (Chris) Nabors, Sr., and his wife, Dot, of Matthews; and Tim Nabors and his wife, Lisa, of Kannapolis; her grandchildren, Gwen Politis and her husband, Andy, of Harrisburg; John C. Nabors, Jr., and his wife, Kim, of Raleigh; Steven Nabors, of Cornelius; Jessica Nabors of Kannapolis, and Rachel Nabors, of Kannapolis; her great-grandchildren, Sophia and Eva Politis, of Harrisburg, and Christopher Nabors, of Raleigh; and many nieces and nephews. She was a homemaker until she went to work at Phillip Morris when it opened in Concord. She was an avid reader and loved gardening. She also enjoyed sewing, drawing, painting, and traveling. She was a devoted member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kannapolis. A charter member of the church, she and her husband were the first couple wed at St. Joseph's. She served as a Sunday school teacher, director of first communion, Parish Council president, eucharistic minister, lector, and as a member of the ladies' guild. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. Catherine was loved by her family and friends. Many sought her advice and guidance through the years. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church Building Fund, 108 Joseph's Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083-6346. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.