Mamie Helen Luther

Mamie C. Luther age 83 of Linville North Carolina died Monday, November 17, 2025 in the same home she was born in surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was born July 5, 1942, one of nine children born to Dick and Delana Cooke of Linville, North Carolina.
She graduated from Newland high school and was always a fixture at the class reunions. Mamie worked at Baxter's labs in North Cove for 12 1/2 years before resigning in 1986 to pursue other interests. In 1985 she met the love of her life, Tony Luther while waiting tables at the Old Mountain Top restaurant in Pineola from then on the two were inseparable. They married on October 13, 1990 and spent 35 years together through thick and thin always by each others side.
Mamie was proceeded in death by her parents, Dick and Elena Cooke; brothers, Lee and George; sisters, Martha, Lillian, Jan and Peggy.
She is survived by her husband, Tony of the Home; one brother, David and wife Moni of the Hughes community; one sister, Linda of Pineola. She is also survived by her children, Mitchell Banner, and his wife Sharon of Linville; one daughter, Vanessa, and her husband Jerry of Burlington; one stepson, Tony Douglas Luther of Newland and wife Lisa; five grandchildren, Brandon Hodges of Aurora, Colorado, Brandy Hooper and Cassie Dalton all of Burlington, BJ Ochoa and Joe Hensley of Asheville, North Carolina; and six great grandchildren.
Services for Mamie Luther will be held Saturday, November 22, 2025 at the Linville Evangelical Methodist Church with visitation starting at 5 PM. Services will start at 6 PM. A meal will be provided by the Linville Evangelical Methodist Church for the family and friends following the services.
Memorials are requested to be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children or to the Linville evangelical Methodist Church.
A graveside services will be held at a later date.