SHELBY Mrs. Mary Sue Pruette Jarrett, 96, died Friday morning, May 23, 2003. Originally of Boiling Springs, she was married to Dr. Buford Martin Jarrett of Shelby and had four children and 36 grandchildren. She graduated from Boiling Springs High School and attended Meredith College studying music.
Her musical background helped her contribute to Shelbys First Baptist Church, where she was a member for 78 years, serving for 32 years as a member of the choir and contralto soloist. She was a deaconess, president of WMU and Sunday School teacher, teaching a class at the County Home for 19 years. She also served four years as church hostess and traveled throughout the county with a quartet from First Baptist singing at funerals for churches without choirs.
Mrs. Jarrett entertained extensively throughout North Carolina with her accordion and singing and provided accordion lessons to a number of local musicians.
Professional experiences for Mary Sue began in the late 1930s as administrator of the WPA of new school lunch programs in five counties, initiating 17 school lunchrooms and supervising 300 WPA workers. During World War II, Mary Sue was home service secretary for the American Red Cross, a position she held for five years contacting local families of far-away servicemen. For 22 years, Mary Sue was local executive director of the American Lung Association covering five counties. After retiring, she taught public speaking and communications at Cleveland Community College.
Mary Sue has been active in and president of several local, state, and one national organization. The local include the American Legion Auxiliary, the Business and Professional Womens Club, UDC, Cecilia Music Club and the Mothers Club. She was state president of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Chiropractic Auxiliary, the B&PW Federation, and the North Carolina Lung Association. She was national president of the American Legion Auxiliary visiting each of the 50 states and 17 foreign countries. She was Shelbys Woman of the Year in 1959-1960.
Mary Sue was preceded in death by her mother and father, James Leroy and Ella Kirby Pruette; her husband, Dr. Buford Martin Jarrett; a son, John Buford Jarrett of Lake Norman; a brother, Dr. Dean Butler Pruette of High Point; and a sister, Daisy Pruette Bridges of Boiling Springs.
She is survived by two sisters, three daughters, 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service will follow in Cleveland Memorial Park, Boiling Springs.
Her musical background helped her contribute to Shelbys First Baptist Church, where she was a member for 78 years, serving for 32 years as a member of the choir and contralto soloist. She was a deaconess, president of WMU and Sunday School teacher, teaching a class at the County Home for 19 years. She also served four years as church hostess and traveled throughout the county with a quartet from First Baptist singing at funerals for churches without choirs.
Mrs. Jarrett entertained extensively throughout North Carolina with her accordion and singing and provided accordion lessons to a number of local musicians.
Professional experiences for Mary Sue began in the late 1930s as administrator of the WPA of new school lunch programs in five counties, initiating 17 school lunchrooms and supervising 300 WPA workers. During World War II, Mary Sue was home service secretary for the American Red Cross, a position she held for five years contacting local families of far-away servicemen. For 22 years, Mary Sue was local executive director of the American Lung Association covering five counties. After retiring, she taught public speaking and communications at Cleveland Community College.
Mary Sue has been active in and president of several local, state, and one national organization. The local include the American Legion Auxiliary, the Business and Professional Womens Club, UDC, Cecilia Music Club and the Mothers Club. She was state president of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Chiropractic Auxiliary, the B&PW Federation, and the North Carolina Lung Association. She was national president of the American Legion Auxiliary visiting each of the 50 states and 17 foreign countries. She was Shelbys Woman of the Year in 1959-1960.
Mary Sue was preceded in death by her mother and father, James Leroy and Ella Kirby Pruette; her husband, Dr. Buford Martin Jarrett; a son, John Buford Jarrett of Lake Norman; a brother, Dr. Dean Butler Pruette of High Point; and a sister, Daisy Pruette Bridges of Boiling Springs.
She is survived by two sisters, three daughters, 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service will follow in Cleveland Memorial Park, Boiling Springs.
SHELBY Mrs. Mary Sue Pruette Jarrett, 96, died Friday morning, May 23, 2003. Originally of Boiling Springs, she was married to Dr. Buford Martin Jarrett of Shelby and had four children and 36 grandchildren. She graduated from Boiling Springs High School and attended Meredith College studying music.
Her musical background helped her contribute to Shelbys First Baptist Church, where she was a member for 78 years, serving for 32 years as a member of the choir and contralto soloist. She was a deaconess, president of WMU and Sunday School teacher, teaching a class at the County Home for 19 years. She also served four years as church hostess and traveled throughout the county with a quartet from First Baptist singing at funerals for churches without choirs.
Mrs. Jarrett entertained extensively throughout North Carolina with her accordion and singing and provided accordion lessons to a number of local musicians.
Professional experiences for Mary Sue began in the late 1930s as administrator of the WPA of new school lunch programs in five counties, initiating 17 school lunchrooms and supervising 300 WPA workers. During World War II, Mary Sue was home service secretary for the American Red Cross, a position she held for five years contacting local families of far-away servicemen. For 22 years, Mary Sue was local executive director of the American Lung Association covering five counties. After retiring, she taught public speaking and communications at Cleveland Community College.
Mary Sue has been active in and president of several local, state, and one national organization. The local include the American Legion Auxiliary, the Business and Professional Womens Club, UDC, Cecilia Music Club and the Mothers Club. She was state president of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Chiropractic Auxiliary, the B&PW Federation, and the North Carolina Lung Association. She was national president of the American Legion Auxiliary visiting each of the 50 states and 17 foreign countries. She was Shelbys Woman of the Year in 1959-1960.
Mary Sue was preceded in death by her mother and father, James Leroy and Ella Kirby Pruette; her husband, Dr. Buford Martin Jarrett; a son, John Buford Jarrett of Lake Norman; a brother, Dr. Dean Butler Pruette of High Point; and a sister, Daisy Pruette Bridges of Boiling Springs.
She is survived by two sisters, three daughters, 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service will follow in Cleveland Memorial Park, Boiling Springs.
Her musical background helped her contribute to Shelbys First Baptist Church, where she was a member for 78 years, serving for 32 years as a member of the choir and contralto soloist. She was a deaconess, president of WMU and Sunday School teacher, teaching a class at the County Home for 19 years. She also served four years as church hostess and traveled throughout the county with a quartet from First Baptist singing at funerals for churches without choirs.
Mrs. Jarrett entertained extensively throughout North Carolina with her accordion and singing and provided accordion lessons to a number of local musicians.
Professional experiences for Mary Sue began in the late 1930s as administrator of the WPA of new school lunch programs in five counties, initiating 17 school lunchrooms and supervising 300 WPA workers. During World War II, Mary Sue was home service secretary for the American Red Cross, a position she held for five years contacting local families of far-away servicemen. For 22 years, Mary Sue was local executive director of the American Lung Association covering five counties. After retiring, she taught public speaking and communications at Cleveland Community College.
Mary Sue has been active in and president of several local, state, and one national organization. The local include the American Legion Auxiliary, the Business and Professional Womens Club, UDC, Cecilia Music Club and the Mothers Club. She was state president of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Chiropractic Auxiliary, the B&PW Federation, and the North Carolina Lung Association. She was national president of the American Legion Auxiliary visiting each of the 50 states and 17 foreign countries. She was Shelbys Woman of the Year in 1959-1960.
Mary Sue was preceded in death by her mother and father, James Leroy and Ella Kirby Pruette; her husband, Dr. Buford Martin Jarrett; a son, John Buford Jarrett of Lake Norman; a brother, Dr. Dean Butler Pruette of High Point; and a sister, Daisy Pruette Bridges of Boiling Springs.
She is survived by two sisters, three daughters, 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service will follow in Cleveland Memorial Park, Boiling Springs.
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