Shelia F. Josey

ROCKWELL -- The funeral will be Saturday for Shelia Fesperman Josey, 54, Rockwell, who died Wednesday (Nov. 12, 2003)at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Oct. 1, 1949, in Rowan County, Mrs. Josey was a daughter of the late Carl Lee Fesperman Jr. and Esther Hatley Fesperman. She was educated at Bad Kreuznach American School in Germany and graduated from Carolina Beauty School in Salisbury

A beautician, she had worked as a cake decorator at Food Lion. She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and was a member and past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Rockwell Chapter.

Survivors include husband Steven Lee Josey, whom she married Aug. 14, 1971; stepmother Margaret T. Fesperman, Rockwell; and sisters Betty F. Yates, Rockwell, and Nancy F. Campbell, Springdale, S.C.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. James Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Craig Sigmon. Burial, church cemetery.

Visitation:7-9 tonight, Powles Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home.

Memorials:St. James Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 486, Rockwell, NC 28138; Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605; or American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202.