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Minnie McCachren Obituary
Minnie was born September 10, 1932 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina to the late Samuel Grier Alexander and Minnie Culp Alexander. She worked for many years as a nurse and director of Student Health Services at Catawba College.
Minnie was a member and ordained elder at John Calvin Presbyterian Church.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Hoyt McKee McCachren, Jr. and their four children, Renee McCachren (William Christie) of Salisbury; Jon McCachren of Cleveland, NC; Amy McCachren of Salisbury; and Scot McCachren (Linda) of Mendham, NJ. Also surviving are their five grandchildren, Kristen Raymer (Justin) of Alexandria, Va; Cari McCachren-Shah (Amol Shah) of Kensington, Md.; Mary Hintz (Mitchell) of Willow Spring, NC; Emily McCachren (Peter Billings) of McConnellsburg, PA; and Julia McCachren of Mendham, NJ; and five great grandchildren, Fiona and Whitaker Raymer, Lahna and Nohlan Shah, and Rosemary Billings.
A burial service will take place at Rocky River Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Concord, NC, on Tuesday, January 9, at 2:00 pm. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 10, at 2:00 pm, at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 1620 Brenner Ave., in Salisbury. It will be officiated by Rev. Lisa Mullen. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent in Minnie's memory to the Hoyt and Minnie McCachren Endowed Scholarship at Catawba College or to John Calvin Presbyterian Church.
Summersett Funeral Home is serving the McCachren family. Online condolences may be made at summersettfuneralhome.com.
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Kurt Rau
February 2, 2024
My condolences to the McCachren family. So sorry for your loss. May she rest in eternal peace.
Becky Lippard
January 10, 2024
May I offer my condolences to the gracious McCachren family in the loss of your wonderful Minnie. She took everyone under her wing and they were all the better for it. Thank you for sharing her with us. I hope that each of you will feel the support of this community in these days ahead.
Lisa Staton Dyer
January 9, 2024
Amy and Family,
Please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your mother. May she rest in perfect peace.
Sincerely,
Lisa
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