Alice Charlene Pladson

On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, Alice Charlene (Wyne) Pladson gained her angel wings and went to fly with the angels, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 71 years old.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky on May 29, 1951, Alice was the fourth child in the large family of Charles Clermont and Mary Ardelle (Robbins) Wyne. Alice was always an active child with an inquisitive mind and a love for reading. She continued with that same mindset upon graduation from high school and chose to enlist in the US Army where she could learn new things and see new places.
In July 1970, while stationed at Fort Myer, VA, she met the love of her life, Keith O. Pladson. In some ways, they were opposites, but as they say, opposites do attract. That attraction apparently worked as it led to a long, happy and successful marriage. Together, they had three children. Alice loved being a mother and enjoyed the challenges of raising her children. However, being a mother was just not enough for Alice. She chose to go back to school to further her education. So, even though married with many family responsibilities, she earned not only an Associate's Degree, but followed that with a Bachelor's and later a Master's Degree.
Alice was also a hard worker outside the home. She spent 30 years as a civilian employee of the US Federal Government working in a number of different agencies where her specialty was working as a contracting officer. Over her career she purchased a wide variety of products for the Government to include computers, printers and other electronic devices as well at Naval weapons systems, small arms and ammunitions and a variety of petroleum products. After her retirement in 2008, she and her husband Keith chose to relocate to North Carolina where they purchased a lakeside home in which to enjoy their retirement. In addition to water activities on the lake, they both enjoyed traveling and seeing new and different areas of the United States. It became their goal to be able to say they had seen every one of the states. Though Alice's traveling years were cut short, she was still able to see over forty of the states.
Alice also enjoyed working with her hands, creating things to give to others. She would crochet blankets, dresses for dolls, as well as many cross-stitching projects. And, she never lost her love for reading, so when she wasn't working on something, she had her nose in a book. She also enjoyed visiting and playing cards and just spending time with her family.
Alice is survived by her husband, Keith O. Pladson of Roanoke Rapids, NC, her daughters, Kerry L. Burnette (Douglas) of Dale City, VA and Angela D. Jones (George) of Ruther Glen, VA, her son David K. Pladson of Stafford, VA, her grandchildren Robert N. Arrington, Nathaniel K. Arrington, Tyler J. Pladson, Austin L. Jones and Ella C. Jones and her great granddaughter Londynn N. Pladson. She is also survived by sisters, Patricia McNally, Elizabeth Goeing, Dana Wyne and a brother, Keith Wyne, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Mary Wyne, sister, Judith Meyers and brothers, Robert Hume and Steven Wyne.
The family invites you to join them for a viewing and memorial service at Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home and Crematory in Dale City, VA on Thursday, July 7 at 10 am. All are welcome. Her family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the North Carolina Zoo. Checks should be made payable to: North Carolina Zoo Society and sent to the same with the notation that it is in Memory of Alice Pladson, 4403 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, NC 27205