Jennifer Pallick
Jenny loved her two kids , Jayden and Taliea very much. She loved to play games with them. She loved to play basketball and go camping. She was the youngest child and always got left behind, but as she got older, she made sure that everyone knew she was around.
If you had a problem and needed someone to talk to, she was there. You might not hear from her for a while, then out of the blue she’d call and say “Hi! It’s Me, Jenny,” and she’d make you laugh and smile.
Everyone loved her and misses her. Jenny, I love you and miss you lots.
Mom
Charlotte Jaynes Patton
Charlotte was born in Limestone, TN. Her parents were Charles and Mae Jaynes. The family moved to Hampton Roads, VA, where she spent her formative years until returning to TN. In 1958 she married Bobby Patton. That union produced four sons, Ron, Greg, Jeff, and Ryan. The Patton family resided in Asheboro, NC.
Charlotte was an outgoing person who never knew a stranger. She was devoted to her family and friends, immediate and extended. She was a lynch pin who kept the family together. She knew all the family birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. You could expect a call or a card at those times. Her passion was her grandchildren, a total of 8 with another on the way. Family was her life, and she could never do enough for them.
Her other passions were travel and yard sales. Somehow she had a knack of combining all of her passions. She would go on trips to see family and would go to yard sales on the way. Her sense of humor was infectious. She was the first to laugh at a joke played on her. She loved all her friends and her sorority sisters and loved being with them. She faced adversity and the cancer that took her away with bravery and dignity that inspired all that met and knew her.
As Charlotte lives with you, the recipients of her corneas, you will see the wonder and joy of life well lived. Life, love and happiness – mixed with sadness – but never a negative outlook. She knew that life was short and she lived it to the fullest.
As her request “What a Wonderful World” was played at her funeral. The song pretty much sums up her view on life.
Evan David Peck
Evan David Peck was born May 29, 1996, to Shelby and David Peck. We could not have asked for a better son. Shelby and I took enormous pride in everything that Evan did. He was all boy, and yet so tender and sensitive. Evan loved life and would always put a smile on your face. He was successful in anything that he ever attempted.
Evan was very athletic. He not only participated, but excelled in a wide range of activities such as soccer, bike riding, swimming, snorkeling, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, baseball, horse back riding and fishing.
His abilities did not stop there. He also excelled in his academic capabilities at school. He was truly a gifted person and has touched so many lives at the young age of seven.
Evan has two older sisters and a younger sister. He also has a large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. All of our lives have been changed forever. We will miss him dearly.
Evan, my son and my best friend, died in an accident at work with me on September 26, 2003. The last thing he did was to give two children the gift of sight through his eyes. That’s the type person Evan was.
We love you. Mom and Dad
Julian Donald Peebles
Julian was a good man with a big heart. He loved to give and to do unexpected kindnesses for others. He worried about people who were struggling in some way, and always did what he could to help them. He was a generous giver of time, money, advise, whatever others needed. He was an honest man, a man of integrity, hardworking and smart.
He loved to watch TV and would tape shows throughout the night, so he could watch them during the day, if there was nothing on that he wanted to watch, or a rerun was on. He loved to go to State football and basketball games and always went to the basketball tournaments in the spring.
Julian loved his children and grandchildren and loved to surprise them at times with special little gifts. He would buy ice cream or donuts or some gift, and make what he called a “donut run” by the house of each of our children. Once he took them a tent and then followed with future “runs” to give each of the grandchildren sleeping bags and flashlights to go with the tents.
Julian was special. He never met a stranger. He is missed greatly – but – we will see him again one day in Heaven, and he will probably be giving out gifts to the angels there!
Darin Poovey
Darin was raised in Maiden, NC and graduated from Maiden High School where he played football and baseball, and was involved in many other school activities. He later graduated from UNC Charlotte, and served nine years in the NC National Guard. A husband and father, he loved his wife and two small boys very much. His family was the center of his life.
As a child, he was a very friendly person and he carried that loving personality until his tragic accident. A stranger to him was a friend that he had not yet met. He loved his church, sang in the choir, played on the softball team and participated in many other church-related activities. He was a Mason and was serving as the Master of the Lodge. Camping on a riverbank and fishing was a hobby that he enjoyed. He once said “Dad, there’s nothing better than hooking a nice catfish and watching your boy bring him in.” He was an excellent deer hunter, as evidenced by a nice 10-pointer hanging on his wall. He kept honeybees, did some scuba diving and relaxed playing his guitar.
Darin enjoyed taking pictures of unique things, such as a close up of a bee on a flower, or underwater photos of fish. The outdoors was his clique, and he loved walking in the woods in the spring of the year looking for wildflowers.
We thank God for that big smile, his loving personality, his willingness to help someone else in their time of need, and most of all for the 35 years He saw fit to loan him to us. It is a comfort to know that his eyes are now being used to help two other people see the beauty he saw.
Claudia Tant Powers
Claudia was a beautiful person. Her beauty resided in her heart and soul, and radiated through her entire being. She had lovely eyes and a beautiful smile. She was a loving wife, daughter, and sister.
After graduating from East Carolina College, she spent the next twenty-seven years in education, teaching high school Spanish for twenty of those years, and finishing up her career as a teacher assistant at the elementary level. She loved working with young people.
An avid reader, Claudia would read a wide variety of books from mysteries to novels to cookbooks. She loved to cook and spent much time in her kitchen, always anxious to try a new recipe. She also had a great liking for the beach, where she and her husband spent many evenings watching the sunset over the ocean.
Claudia loved the Lord and her church. She served as an elder and for the last few years, was active in a Disciples Bible Study Class, where her faith grew ever stronger and she developed special bonds with her “Disciple Sisters.”
