Phyllis Holland Trawick

Phyllis Holland Trawick

SALISBURY - Mrs. Phyllis Holland Trawick, 83, of Salisbury, passed away at the Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington Saturday, June 19, 2010.

Born April 21, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Everette C. Holland and Ethelda Shannon Holland. She graduated from Gastonia High School where she was Salutatorian of her graduating class of 1945.

Mrs. Trawick was a homemaker and she was a sweet and gentle soul to her family and friends. She was a kind, and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt. She will be deeply missed by all that knew and loved her.

She was an avid cross word puzzle worker, loved to sew and cross stitch. Mrs. Trawick made the best pound cake anyone ever tasted. Any task that she undertook, she always gave it her best to make it as perfect as it could be.

Mrs. Trawick and her husband were charter members of Grace United Methodist Church where she was a member and treasurer of the Sunshine Sunday School Class. She also was a member of the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Group.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Eugene Trawick on February 12, 1997. They were married on September 28, 1946. Also preceding Mrs. Trawick is a brother, Lewis Holland and a sister, Betty Farrow.

Those left to cherish Mrs. Trawick's memory are two sons, Jesse Eugene Trawick, Jr. (Elaine) of China Grove, and Keith Holland Trawick (Sherry) of Granite Quarry; one daughter, Jill Trawick Young (John) of Salisbury; one sister, Doris Justus and one sister-in-law, Dot Holland, both of Gastonia; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and a number of loving nieces and nephews.

Service: Funeral services honoring Mrs. Trawick will be held Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of Grace United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Burke officiating. The Sunshine Sunday School Class will sit together during the service. Entombment will follow at Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Visitation: The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church.

Memorials: Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church - General Fund 846 Faith Road Salisbury, NC 28146.

The family would like to express their appreciation and sincere thanks to Dr. William Brinkley and the staff of Salisbury Oncology; the staff of Hospice of Davidson, Inc. - Hinkle Hospice House and to the staff of the 2nd Floor of Rowan Regional Medical Center, and Pastor Paul and Juanita Burke for their loving care and support shown to Mrs. Trawick.

Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Trawick family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.